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#905ea1 color: Empire Violet

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285°
100%

OKLCH

56.2%
0.115
317°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.88:1 · AALc -79
Black text4.30:1 · Below AALc 30

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About #905ea1

#905ea1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empire Violet (#9264a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #905ea1 mixed with white

  1. 905ea1
  2. 9b6eab
  3. a67db4
  4. b18dbd
  5. bc9dc7
  6. c7add0
  7. d2bdda
  8. ddcde3
  9. e8deec
  10. f4eef6

Darker: #905ea1 mixed with black

  1. 905ea1
  2. 7d518b
  3. 6a4476
  4. 573762
  5. 452b4e
  6. 341f3c
  7. 24142a
  8. 150a19
  9. 070309
  10. 010001

Calmer: #905ea1 with less saturation

  1. 905ea1
  2. 8d619d
  3. 8b6398
  4. 886694
  5. 866890
  6. 836b8b
  7. 806d87
  8. 7d6f83
  9. 7b717e
  10. 787379