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#9b4fa8 color: Purpureus

#9b4fa8 is rgb(155, 79, 168) in RGB and oklch(55.483% 0.15419 321.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

55.5%
0.154
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #9b4fa8

#9b4fa8 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.15:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-700.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #9b4fa8 mixed with white

  1. 9b4fa8
  2. a561b1
  3. b073ba
  4. ba84c3
  5. c495cc
  6. cea7d4
  7. d8b8dd
  8. e2cae6
  9. ecdbee
  10. f5edf7

Darker: #9b4fa8 mixed with black

  1. 9b4fa8
  2. 864492
  3. 72387c
  4. 5e2e67
  5. 4b2352
  6. 39193f
  7. 28102c
  8. 18071a
  9. 09020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #9b4fa8 with less saturation

  1. 9b4fa8
  2. 9754a3
  3. 94589e
  4. 905c99
  5. 8c6093
  6. 88648e
  7. 846789
  8. 806a83
  9. 7c6d7e
  10. 777078

Questions about #9b4fa8

What color is #9b4fa8?

#9b4fa8 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Purpureus. In RGB it is rgb(155, 79, 168), in HSL hsl(291.24, 36.03%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.483% 0.15419 321.607).

What colors go well with #9b4fa8?

The complementary color of #9b4fa8 is #338829. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #765ec4 and #b3457d. The triadic partners are #9a6900 and #00868f.

Is white or black text more readable on #9b4fa8?

White text reads better on #9b4fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9b4fa8 a warm or cool color?

#9b4fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.154.