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#794e95 color: Parfait d’Amour

#794e95 is rgb(121, 78, 149) in RGB and oklch(50.195% 0.11807 310.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

50.2%
0.118
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #794e95

#794e95 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #794e95 mixed with white

  1. 794e95
  2. 865fa0
  3. 9370ab
  4. a081b5
  5. ad93c0
  6. baa4ca
  7. c8b6d5
  8. d5c8e0
  9. e3daea
  10. f1ecf5

Darker: #794e95 mixed with black

  1. 794e95
  2. 684381
  3. 58386d
  4. 482d5a
  5. 392348
  6. 2b1937
  7. 1d0f26
  8. 100716
  9. 050208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #794e95 with less saturation

  1. 794e95
  2. 775190
  3. 75538c
  4. 735687
  5. 715882
  6. 6f5a7d
  7. 6c5c78
  8. 6a5e73
  9. 68606e
  10. 666269

Questions about #794e95

What color is #794e95?

#794e95 is soft purple. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(121, 78, 149), in HSL hsl(276.34, 31.28%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.195% 0.11807 310.72).

What colors go well with #794e95?

The complementary color of #794e95 is #4c711e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #595aa5 and #8f4678. The triadic partners are #8d5500 and #007672.

Is white or black text more readable on #794e95?

White text reads better on #794e95: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #794e95 a warm or cool color?

#794e95 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.118.