Skip to the color picker

#9a89cb color: Petrified Purple

#9a89cb is rgb(154, 137, 203) in RGB and oklch(67.039% 0.09756 295.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

255°
100%

67%
0.098
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #9a89cb

#9a89cb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.81:1, 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: #9a89cb mixed with white

  1. 9a89cb
  2. a395d1
  3. ada0d6
  4. b7acdb
  5. c1b7e1
  6. cbc3e6
  7. d5cfeb
  8. dfdbf0
  9. eae7f5
  10. f4f3fa

Darker: #9a89cb mixed with black

  1. 9a89cb
  2. 8576b0
  3. 716496
  4. 5e537d
  5. 4b4265
  6. 39314d
  7. 272237
  8. 171422
  9. 09070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9a89cb with less saturation

  1. 9a89cb
  2. 998ac6
  3. 998cc1
  4. 988dbb
  5. 988fb6
  6. 9790b1
  7. 9791ab
  8. 9692a6
  9. 9693a0
  10. 96949b

Questions about #9a89cb

What color is #9a89cb?

#9a89cb is soft violet. The closest named color is Petrified Purple. In RGB it is rgb(154, 137, 203), in HSL hsl(255.45, 38.82%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.039% 0.09756 295.481).

What colors go well with #9a89cb?

The complementary color of #9a89cb is #939d54. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7894d2 and #b480b6. The triadic partners are #c48559 and #48a992.

Is white or black text more readable on #9a89cb?

Black text reads better on #9a89cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9a89cb a warm or cool color?

#9a89cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 67% and its chroma 0.098.