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#7b4e8a color: Cleopatra’s Gown

#7b4e8a is rgb(123, 78, 138) in RGB and oklch(49.841% 0.10559 317.329) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

49.8%
0.106
317°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #7b4e8a

#7b4e8a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cleopatra’s Gown (#795088). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #7b4e8a mixed with white

  1. 7b4e8a
  2. 885f96
  3. 9570a1
  4. a281ad
  5. af92b8
  6. bca4c4
  7. c9b6d0
  8. d6c8dc
  9. e4dae7
  10. f1ecf3

Darker: #7b4e8a mixed with black

  1. 7b4e8a
  2. 6a4377
  3. 5a3865
  4. 4a2d53
  5. 3a2342
  6. 2c1932
  7. 1e0f22
  8. 100714
  9. 050207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #7b4e8a with less saturation

  1. 7b4e8a
  2. 795186
  3. 765382
  4. 74557f
  5. 72577b
  6. 6f5a77
  7. 6d5c73
  8. 6a5d6f
  9. 685f6b
  10. 656167

Questions about #7b4e8a

What color is #7b4e8a?

#7b4e8a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cleopatra’s Gown. In RGB it is rgb(123, 78, 138), in HSL hsl(285, 27.78%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.841% 0.10559 317.329).

What colors go well with #7b4e8a?

The complementary color of #7b4e8a is #447031. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #60589b and #8d486e. The triadic partners are #845900 and #007477.

Is white or black text more readable on #7b4e8a?

White text reads better on #7b4e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7b4e8a a warm or cool color?

#7b4e8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.106.