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#7a74aa color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7a74aa is rgb(122, 116, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.581% 0.08195 288.691) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

58.6%
0.082
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #7a74aa

#7a74aa is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #7a74aa mixed with white

  1. 7a74aa
  2. 8681b3
  3. 938fbb
  4. a09cc4
  5. adaacc
  6. bab8d5
  7. c7c6dd
  8. d5d4e6
  9. e3e2ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #7a74aa mixed with black

  1. 7a74aa
  2. 696493
  3. 59547d
  4. 494568
  5. 3a3753
  6. 2b293f
  7. 1d1b2d
  8. 100f1b
  9. 05050b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7a74aa with less saturation

  1. 7a74aa
  2. 7a75a6
  3. 7a76a1
  4. 7a779d
  5. 7a7898
  6. 7b7893
  7. 7b798f
  8. 7b7a8a
  9. 7b7b85
  10. 7c7b81

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Colors that go with #7a74aa

Complementary
#7a74aa#808044
Analogous
#7a74aa#5e7dad#916c9b
Triadic
#7a74aa#a46d50#458c73
Split
#7a74aa#967641#638858

Questions about #7a74aa

What color is #7a74aa?

#7a74aa is muted violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(122, 116, 170), in HSL hsl(246.67, 24.11%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.581% 0.08195 288.691).

What colors go well with #7a74aa?

The complementary color of #7a74aa is #808044. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e7dad and #916c9b. The triadic partners are #a46d50 and #458c73.

Is white or black text more readable on #7a74aa?

White text reads better on #7a74aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7a74aa a warm or cool color?

#7a74aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.082.