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#936ace color: Amethyst

#936ace is rgb(147, 106, 206) in RGB and oklch(60.925% 0.15074 300.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

60.9%
0.151
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #936ace

#936ace is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.19:1, 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: #936ace mixed with white

  1. 936ace
  2. 9d79d4
  3. a788d9
  4. b297df
  5. bca6e4
  6. c7b4e9
  7. d2c3ee
  8. ddd2f2
  9. e8e1f7
  10. f4f0fb

Darker: #936ace mixed with black

  1. 936ace
  2. 7f5bb3
  3. 6c4d98
  4. 593f7f
  5. 473166
  6. 36244e
  7. 251838
  8. 160d23
  9. 08040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #936ace with less saturation

  1. 936ace
  2. 916dc7
  3. 8f70c0
  4. 8e73b8
  5. 8c76b1
  6. 8a79a9
  7. 897ba2
  8. 877d9a
  9. 867f93
  10. 84818b

Questions about #936ace

What color is #936ace?

#936ace is soft purple. The closest named color is Amethyst. In RGB it is rgb(147, 106, 206), in HSL hsl(264.6, 50.51%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.925% 0.15074 300.963).

What colors go well with #936ace?

The complementary color of #936ace is #768f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #627adc and #b55dac. The triadic partners are #c26900 and #009b87.

Is white or black text more readable on #936ace?

White text reads better on #936ace: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #936ace a warm or cool color?

#936ace is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.151.