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#9488ce color: Amethyst Grey

#9488ce is rgb(148, 136, 206) in RGB and oklch(66.472% 0.10293 291.196) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

66.5%
0.103
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #9488ce

#9488ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 66.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.15:1 contrast and black text 6.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst Grey (#9085c4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #9488ce mixed with white

  1. 9488ce
  2. 9e94d3
  3. a89fd9
  4. b2abde
  5. bdb7e3
  6. c8c3e8
  7. d2cfed
  8. dddbf1
  9. e8e7f6
  10. f4f3fb

Darker: #9488ce mixed with black

  1. 9488ce
  2. 8075b3
  3. 6d6398
  4. 5a527f
  5. 484166
  6. 36314e
  7. 262238
  8. 161323
  9. 08060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9488ce with less saturation

  1. 9488ce
  2. 9489c8
  3. 948bc3
  4. 938cbd
  5. 938db7
  6. 938fb1
  7. 9390ac
  8. 9391a6
  9. 9392a0
  10. 93939a

Questions about #9488ce

What color is #9488ce?

#9488ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst Grey. In RGB it is rgb(148, 136, 206), in HSL hsl(250.29, 41.67%, 67.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.472% 0.10293 291.196).

What colors go well with #9488ce?

The complementary color of #9488ce is #969a4a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7094d3 and #b17eba. The triadic partners are #c68157 and #44a88b.

Is white or black text more readable on #9488ce?

Black text reads better on #9488ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and black gives 6.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9488ce a warm or cool color?

#9488ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 66.5% and its chroma 0.103.