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#7a72aa color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7a72aa is rgb(122, 114, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.175% 0.08513 290.035) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

58.2%
0.085
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #7a72aa

#7a72aa is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, 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: #7a72aa mixed with white

  1. 7a72aa
  2. 867fb3
  3. 938dbb
  4. a09bc4
  5. ada9cc
  6. bab7d5
  7. c7c5dd
  8. d5d3e6
  9. e3e2ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #7a72aa mixed with black

  1. 7a72aa
  2. 696293
  3. 59537d
  4. 494468
  5. 3a3653
  6. 2b283f
  7. 1d1b2d
  8. 100e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7a72aa with less saturation

  1. 7a72aa
  2. 7a73a5
  3. 7a74a1
  4. 7a759c
  5. 7a7698
  6. 7a7793
  7. 7a788e
  8. 7a7989
  9. 7a7985
  10. 7a7a80

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Colors that go with #7a72aa

Complementary
#7a72aa#7e7f41
Analogous
#7a72aa#5d7bad#916a9a
Triadic
#7a72aa#a46b4c#3f8b73
Split
#7a72aa#95753c#5f8757

Questions about #7a72aa

What color is #7a72aa?

#7a72aa is muted violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(122, 114, 170), in HSL hsl(248.57, 24.78%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.175% 0.08513 290.035).

What colors go well with #7a72aa?

The complementary color of #7a72aa is #7e7f41. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d7bad and #916a9a. The triadic partners are #a46b4c and #3f8b73.

Is white or black text more readable on #7a72aa?

White text reads better on #7a72aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7a72aa a warm or cool color?

#7a72aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.085.