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#7e5ece color: Soft violet

#7e5ece is rgb(126, 94, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.882% 0.16647 293.589) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

56.9%
0.166
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #7e5ece

#7e5ece is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Blue (#7a58c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #7e5ece mixed with white

  1. 7e5ece
  2. 896fd4
  3. 957fda
  4. a18fdf
  5. ae9fe5
  6. bbafea
  7. c8bfee
  8. d5cff3
  9. e3dff7
  10. f1effb

Darker: #7e5ece mixed with black

  1. 7e5ece
  2. 6d51b3
  3. 5c4498
  4. 4c377f
  5. 3c2b66
  6. 2d1f4e
  7. 1f1438
  8. 110a23
  9. 05030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #7e5ece with less saturation

  1. 7e5ece
  2. 7d62c6
  3. 7c65bd
  4. 7b68b5
  5. 7a6bac
  6. 796da4
  7. 79709b
  8. 787292
  9. 787489
  10. 777580

Questions about #7e5ece

What color is #7e5ece?

#7e5ece is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(126, 94, 206), in HSL hsl(257.14, 53.33%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.882% 0.16647 293.589).

What colors go well with #7e5ece?

The complementary color of #7e5ece is #787f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4271d8 and #a44eae. The triadic partners are #be5300 and #008f70.

Is white or black text more readable on #7e5ece?

White text reads better on #7e5ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7e5ece a warm or cool color?

#7e5ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.166.