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#9c81bb color: Purple Mountains’ Majesty

#9c81bb is rgb(156, 129, 187) in RGB and oklch(64.972% 0.08954 305.344) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

65%
0.090
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #9c81bb

#9c81bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.27:1, 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: #9c81bb mixed with white

  1. 9c81bb
  2. a58dc2
  3. af99c9
  4. b9a6d0
  5. c2b2d7
  6. ccbfde
  7. d6cbe4
  8. e0d8eb
  9. eae5f2
  10. f5f2f8

Darker: #9c81bb mixed with black

  1. 9c81bb
  2. 876fa2
  3. 735e8a
  4. 5f4e73
  5. 4c3e5c
  6. 392e46
  7. 281f32
  8. 18121f
  9. 09060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9c81bb with less saturation

  1. 9c81bb
  2. 9b83b7
  3. 9984b2
  4. 9886ae
  5. 9787aa
  6. 9589a5
  7. 948aa1
  8. 938b9d
  9. 918c98
  10. 908e94

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Colors that go with #9c81bb

Complementary
#9c81bb#82995b
Analogous
#9c81bb#7f8bc6#b17aa5
Triadic
#9c81bb#b58452#43a196
Split
#9c81bb#a08f4c#609f77

Questions about #9c81bb

What color is #9c81bb?

#9c81bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(156, 129, 187), in HSL hsl(267.93, 29.9%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.972% 0.08954 305.344).

What colors go well with #9c81bb?

The complementary color of #9c81bb is #82995b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f8bc6 and #b17aa5. The triadic partners are #b58452 and #43a196.

Is white or black text more readable on #9c81bb?

White text reads better on #9c81bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9c81bb a warm or cool color?

#9c81bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 65% and its chroma 0.09.