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#79408c color: Amaranth Purple

#79408c is rgb(121, 64, 140) in RGB and oklch(47.409% 0.13184 317.076) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

47.4%
0.132
317°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #79408c

#79408c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#723f89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #79408c mixed with white

  1. 79408c
  2. 865398
  3. 9365a3
  4. a078af
  5. ae8bba
  6. bb9dc6
  7. c9b0d1
  8. d6c4dd
  9. e4d7e8
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #79408c mixed with black

  1. 79408c
  2. 683679
  3. 582d67
  4. 482455
  5. 391b43
  6. 2b1333
  7. 1d0b23
  8. 100514
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #79408c with less saturation

  1. 79408c
  2. 764487
  3. 744783
  4. 714a7e
  5. 6e4d79
  6. 6b5075
  7. 685370
  8. 65556b
  9. 625866
  10. 5f5a61

Questions about #79408c

What color is #79408c?

#79408c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Amaranth Purple. In RGB it is rgb(121, 64, 140), in HSL hsl(285, 37.25%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.409% 0.13184 317.076).

What colors go well with #79408c?

The complementary color of #79408c is #336c14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #594ca1 and #8e376a. The triadic partners are #805100 and #006c6f.

Is white or black text more readable on #79408c?

White text reads better on #79408c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79408c a warm or cool color?

#79408c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.132.