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#904ca3 color: Vicious Violet

#904ca3 is rgb(144, 76, 163) in RGB and oklch(53.396% 0.14818 318.49) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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287°
100%

53.4%
0.148
318°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #904ca3

#904ca3 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #904ca3 mixed with white

  1. 904ca3
  2. 9b5ead
  3. a670b6
  4. b281bf
  5. bd93c9
  6. c8a5d2
  7. d3b6db
  8. dec8e4
  9. e9daed
  10. f4edf6

Darker: #904ca3 mixed with black

  1. 904ca3
  2. 7d418d
  3. 6a3678
  4. 572c63
  5. 45224f
  6. 34183c
  7. 240f2a
  8. 150619
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #904ca3 with less saturation

  1. 904ca3
  2. 8d509e
  3. 895599
  4. 865893
  5. 835c8e
  6. 7f5f89
  7. 7c6283
  8. 78657e
  9. 746878
  10. 716a73

Questions about #904ca3

What color is #904ca3?

#904ca3 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(144, 76, 163), in HSL hsl(286.9, 36.4%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.396% 0.14818 318.49).

What colors go well with #904ca3?

The complementary color of #904ca3 is #3a801e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c5abc and #a8427b. The triadic partners are #956100 and #007f84.

Is white or black text more readable on #904ca3?

White text reads better on #904ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #904ca3 a warm or cool color?

#904ca3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 318 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.148.