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#7873aa color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7873aa is rgb(120, 115, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.208% 0.08357 287.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

58.2%
0.084
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #7873aa

#7873aa is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#7a70a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #7873aa mixed with white

  1. 7873aa
  2. 8480b3
  3. 918ebb
  4. 9e9cc4
  5. aba9cc
  6. b9b7d5
  7. c6c5dd
  8. d4d4e6
  9. e2e2ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #7873aa mixed with black

  1. 7873aa
  2. 676393
  3. 57547d
  4. 484568
  5. 393653
  6. 2a283f
  7. 1d1b2d
  8. 100f1b
  9. 05050b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7873aa with less saturation

  1. 7873aa
  2. 7874a5
  3. 7875a1
  4. 79769c
  5. 797798
  6. 797793
  7. 79788e
  8. 7a7989
  9. 7a7a85
  10. 7a7a80

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Colors that go with #7873aa

Complementary
#7873aa#807f41
Analogous
#7873aa#5b7cac#906b9b
Triadic
#7873aa#a46b4f#438b71
Split
#7873aa#96743e#628755

Questions about #7873aa

What color is #7873aa?

#7873aa is muted violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(120, 115, 170), in HSL hsl(245.45, 24.44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.208% 0.08357 287.668).

What colors go well with #7873aa?

The complementary color of #7873aa is #807f41. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b7cac and #906b9b. The triadic partners are #a46b4f and #438b71.

Is white or black text more readable on #7873aa?

White text reads better on #7873aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7873aa a warm or cool color?

#7873aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.084.