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#906ab8 color: Viola

#906ab8 is rgb(144, 106, 184) in RGB and oklch(59.427% 0.12179 305.45) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

59.4%
0.122
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #906ab8

#906ab8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Viola (#966ebd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #906ab8 mixed with white

  1. 906ab8
  2. 9b79c0
  3. a587c7
  4. b096ce
  5. bba5d6
  6. c6b3dd
  7. d1c2e4
  8. dcd1eb
  9. e8e0f2
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #906ab8 mixed with black

  1. 906ab8
  2. 7d5ba0
  3. 6a4d88
  4. 573f71
  5. 45315b
  6. 342445
  7. 241831
  8. 150d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #906ab8 with less saturation

  1. 906ab8
  2. 8e6db2
  3. 8c6fad
  4. 8b71a7
  5. 8973a2
  6. 87759c
  7. 857796
  8. 847990
  9. 827b8a
  10. 807d84

Questions about #906ab8

What color is #906ab8?

#906ab8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Viola. In RGB it is rgb(144, 106, 184), in HSL hsl(269.23, 35.45%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.427% 0.12179 305.45).

What colors go well with #906ab8?

The complementary color of #906ab8 is #6d8b31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b77c6 and #aa609b. The triadic partners are #af6d1d and #009589.

Is white or black text more readable on #906ab8?

White text reads better on #906ab8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #906ab8 a warm or cool color?

#906ab8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.122.