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#9c8eca color: Hermosa

#9c8eca is rgb(156, 142, 202) in RGB and oklch(68.133% 0.08831 294.652) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

68.1%
0.088
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • slate-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #9c8eca

#9c8eca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 68.1% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hermosa (#9a8ec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #9c8eca mixed with white

  1. 9c8eca
  2. a599d0
  3. afa4d5
  4. b8afdb
  5. c2bae0
  6. ccc6e5
  7. d6d1eb
  8. e0dcf0
  9. eae8f5
  10. f5f3fa

Darker: #9c8eca mixed with black

  1. 9c8eca
  2. 877baf
  3. 736895
  4. 5f567c
  5. 4c4464
  6. 39344d
  7. 282437
  8. 181522
  9. 09070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9c8eca with less saturation

  1. 9c8eca
  2. 9c8fc5
  3. 9b90c0
  4. 9b92bc
  5. 9a93b7
  6. 9a94b2
  7. 9a95ad
  8. 9996a8
  9. 9997a3
  10. 99989e

Questions about #9c8eca

What color is #9c8eca?

#9c8eca is soft violet. The closest named color is Hermosa. In RGB it is rgb(156, 142, 202), in HSL hsl(254, 36.14%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.133% 0.08831 294.652).

What colors go well with #9c8eca?

The complementary color of #9c8eca is #979f5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e98d0 and #b486b7. The triadic partners are #c38a63 and #57ab95.

Is white or black text more readable on #9c8eca?

Black text reads better on #9c8eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and black gives 7.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9c8eca a warm or cool color?

#9c8eca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 68.1% and its chroma 0.088.