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#9c80bb color: Purple Mountains’ Majesty

#9c80bb is rgb(156, 128, 187) in RGB and oklch(64.782% 0.09129 305.717) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

64.8%
0.091
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #9c80bb

#9c80bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty (#9d81ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #9c80bb mixed with white

  1. 9c80bb
  2. a58cc2
  3. af99c9
  4. b9a5d0
  5. c2b2d7
  6. ccbede
  7. d6cbe4
  8. e0d8eb
  9. eae5f2
  10. f5f2f8

Darker: #9c80bb mixed with black

  1. 9c80bb
  2. 876ea2
  3. 735d8a
  4. 5f4d73
  5. 4c3d5c
  6. 392e46
  7. 281f32
  8. 18121f
  9. 09060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9c80bb with less saturation

  1. 9c80bb
  2. 9b82b7
  3. 9983b2
  4. 9885ae
  5. 9686aa
  6. 9588a5
  7. 9489a1
  8. 928b9c
  9. 918c98
  10. 908d93

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Colors that go with #9c80bb

Complementary
#9c80bb#81995a
Analogous
#9c80bb#7f8ac6#b279a4
Triadic
#9c80bb#b58350#40a196
Split
#9c80bb#9f8e4a#5e9f77

Questions about #9c80bb

What color is #9c80bb?

#9c80bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(156, 128, 187), in HSL hsl(268.47, 30.26%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.782% 0.09129 305.717).

What colors go well with #9c80bb?

The complementary color of #9c80bb is #81995a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f8ac6 and #b279a4. The triadic partners are #b58350 and #40a196.

Is white or black text more readable on #9c80bb?

White text reads better on #9c80bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9c80bb a warm or cool color?

#9c80bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.091.