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#905aba color: Lusty Lavender

#905aba is rgb(144, 90, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.843% 0.1511 308.299) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

56.8%
0.151
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #905aba

#905aba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #905aba mixed with white

  1. 905aba
  2. 9b6bc2
  3. a57bc9
  4. b08cd0
  5. bb9cd7
  6. c6acde
  7. d1bce5
  8. ddcdec
  9. e8def2
  10. f3eef9

Darker: #905aba mixed with black

  1. 905aba
  2. 7d4da1
  3. 6a4189
  4. 573572
  5. 45295c
  6. 341e46
  7. 241332
  8. 15091e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #905aba with less saturation

  1. 905aba
  2. 8e5eb4
  3. 8b61ad
  4. 8865a7
  5. 8668a0
  6. 836b99
  7. 816e93
  8. 7e708c
  9. 7c7285
  10. 79757e

Questions about #905aba

What color is #905aba?

#905aba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(144, 90, 186), in HSL hsl(273.75, 41.03%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.843% 0.1511 308.299).

What colors go well with #905aba?

The complementary color of #905aba is #5c8600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #656acd and #ad4e95. The triadic partners are #ad6300 and #008c84.

Is white or black text more readable on #905aba?

White text reads better on #905aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #905aba a warm or cool color?

#905aba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.151.