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#834896 color: Murasaki Purple

#834896 is rgb(131, 72, 150) in RGB and oklch(50.458% 0.13427 317.415) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

50.5%
0.134
317°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #834896

#834896 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #834896 mixed with white

  1. 834896
  2. 8f5aa1
  3. 9c6cab
  4. a87eb6
  5. b490c1
  6. c1a2cb
  7. cdb4d5
  8. d9c6e0
  9. e6d9ea
  10. f2ecf5

Darker: #834896 mixed with black

  1. 834896
  2. 713d82
  3. 60336e
  4. 4f295b
  5. 3f1f49
  6. 2f1637
  7. 200d26
  8. 120616
  9. 060208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #834896 with less saturation

  1. 834896
  2. 804c91
  3. 7d4f8c
  4. 7a5388
  5. 775683
  6. 74587e
  7. 715b79
  8. 6e5e74
  9. 6b606f
  10. 68626a

Questions about #834896

What color is #834896?

#834896 is soft purple. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(131, 72, 150), in HSL hsl(285.38, 35.14%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.458% 0.13427 317.415).

What colors go well with #834896?

The complementary color of #834896 is #3a751e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6255ac and #993f73. The triadic partners are #8b5900 and #007679.

Is white or black text more readable on #834896?

White text reads better on #834896: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #834896 a warm or cool color?

#834896 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.134.