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#9788ca color: Petrified Purple

#9788ca is rgb(151, 136, 202) in RGB and oklch(66.54% 0.09746 294.023) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

66.5%
0.097
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #9788ca

#9788ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 66.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.14:1 contrast and black text 6.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9c87c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #9788ca mixed with white

  1. 9788ca
  2. a194d0
  3. ab9fd5
  4. b5abdb
  5. bfb7e0
  6. c9c3e6
  7. d4cfeb
  8. dedbf0
  9. e9e7f5
  10. f4f3fa

Darker: #9788ca mixed with black

  1. 9788ca
  2. 8375af
  3. 6f6395
  4. 5c527c
  5. 494164
  6. 37314d
  7. 262237
  8. 171322
  9. 08060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9788ca with less saturation

  1. 9788ca
  2. 9789c5
  3. 968bbf
  4. 968cba
  5. 958db5
  6. 958faf
  7. 9590aa
  8. 9491a5
  9. 94929f
  10. 949399

Questions about #9788ca

What color is #9788ca?

#9788ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Petrified Purple. In RGB it is rgb(151, 136, 202), in HSL hsl(253.64, 38.37%, 66.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.54% 0.09746 294.023).

What colors go well with #9788ca?

The complementary color of #9788ca is #939b51. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7593d0 and #b27fb6. The triadic partners are #c38359 and #48a78f.

Is white or black text more readable on #9788ca?

Black text reads better on #9788ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and black gives 6.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9788ca a warm or cool color?

#9788ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 66.5% and its chroma 0.097.