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#7970aa color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7970aa is rgb(121, 112, 170) in RGB and oklch(57.685% 0.08833 290.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

57.7%
0.088
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #7970aa

#7970aa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, 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: #7970aa mixed with white

  1. 7970aa
  2. 857eb3
  3. 928cbb
  4. 9f99c4
  5. aca8cd
  6. b9b6d5
  7. c7c4de
  8. d5d3e6
  9. e3e1ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #7970aa mixed with black

  1. 7970aa
  2. 686093
  3. 58517d
  4. 484368
  5. 393553
  6. 2b273f
  7. 1d1a2d
  8. 100e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7970aa with less saturation

  1. 7970aa
  2. 7971a5
  3. 7972a1
  4. 79739c
  5. 797497
  6. 797592
  7. 79768d
  8. 797788
  9. 797883
  10. 79797e

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Colors that go with #7970aa

Complementary
#7970aa#7c7e3d
Analogous
#7970aa#5b7aae#91689a
Triadic
#7970aa#a36948#398a72
Split
#7970aa#947337#5c8654

Questions about #7970aa

What color is #7970aa?

#7970aa is soft violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(121, 112, 170), in HSL hsl(249.31, 25.44%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.685% 0.08833 290.465).

What colors go well with #7970aa?

The complementary color of #7970aa is #7c7e3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b7aae and #91689a. The triadic partners are #a36948 and #398a72.

Is white or black text more readable on #7970aa?

White text reads better on #7970aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7970aa a warm or cool color?

#7970aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.088.