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#9866bc color: Prickly Purple

#9866bc is rgb(152, 102, 188) in RGB and oklch(59.78% 0.13631 309.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

59.8%
0.136
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #9866bc

#9866bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.8% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#a264ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #9866bc mixed with white

  1. 9866bc
  2. a275c3
  3. ac84ca
  4. b694d1
  5. c0a3d8
  6. cbb2df
  7. d5c1e6
  8. dfd0ec
  9. eae0f3
  10. f4eff9

Darker: #9866bc mixed with black

  1. 9866bc
  2. 8458a3
  3. 704a8b
  4. 5c3c73
  5. 4a2f5d
  6. 382347
  7. 271732
  8. 170c1f
  9. 08040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #9866bc with less saturation

  1. 9866bc
  2. 9669b6
  3. 936cb0
  4. 916faa
  5. 8e72a5
  6. 8c749f
  7. 897798
  8. 877992
  9. 847b8c
  10. 827d86

Questions about #9866bc

What color is #9866bc?

#9866bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(152, 102, 188), in HSL hsl(274.88, 39.09%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.78% 0.13631 309.651).

What colors go well with #9866bc?

The complementary color of #9866bc is #648f2b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7074cf and #b35c99. The triadic partners are #b26e00 and #00968f.

Is white or black text more readable on #9866bc?

White text reads better on #9866bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9866bc a warm or cool color?

#9866bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 59.8% and its chroma 0.136.