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#906aca color: Amethyst

#906aca is rgb(144, 106, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.402% 0.14504 300.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

60.4%
0.145
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.12:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #906aca

#906aca is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.12:1 contrast and black text 5.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #906aca mixed with white

  1. 906aca
  2. 9a79d0
  3. a588d6
  4. b097dc
  5. baa5e1
  6. c5b4e7
  7. d1c3ec
  8. dcd2f1
  9. e8e1f6
  10. f3f0fa

Darker: #906aca mixed with black

  1. 906aca
  2. 7d5baf
  3. 6a4d95
  4. 573f7c
  5. 453164
  6. 34244d
  7. 241837
  8. 150d22
  9. 07040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #906aca with less saturation

  1. 906aca
  2. 8e6dc3
  3. 8d70bc
  4. 8b73b5
  5. 8a75ae
  6. 8878a7
  7. 877a9f
  8. 857c98
  9. 847e91
  10. 838089

Questions about #906aca

What color is #906aca?

#906aca is soft purple. The closest named color is Amethyst. In RGB it is rgb(144, 106, 202), in HSL hsl(263.75, 47.52%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.402% 0.14504 300.387).

What colors go well with #906aca?

The complementary color of #906aca is #768d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #617ad7 and #b15daa. The triadic partners are #be6800 and #009a85.

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

White text reads better on #906aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and black gives 5.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #906aca a warm or cool color?

#906aca is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.145.