#916cb9 color: Viola
#916cb9 is rgb(145, 108, 185) in RGB and oklch(59.935% 0.11996 305.199) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Amethyst
- mauve-500
- Black 27%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #916cb9
#916cb9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 305°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Viola (#966ebd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.
Lighter: #916cb9 mixed with white
Darker: #916cb9 mixed with black
Calmer: #916cb9 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #916cb9
Questions about #916cb9
What color is #916cb9?
#916cb9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Viola. In RGB it is rgb(145, 108, 185), in HSL hsl(268.83, 35.48%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.935% 0.11996 305.199).
What colors go well with #916cb9?
The complementary color of #916cb9 is #6f8c34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c79c7 and #ab639c. The triadic partners are #b06f23 and #00968a.
Is white or black text more readable on #916cb9?
White text reads better on #916cb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #916cb9 a warm or cool color?
#916cb9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 59.9% and its chroma 0.12.