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#9d5cd2 color: Legendary Lavender

#9d5cd2 is rgb(157, 92, 210) in RGB and oklch(60.004% 0.1799 307.246) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

60%
0.180
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #9d5cd2

#9d5cd2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.18 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9d61d4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #9d5cd2 mixed with white

  1. 9d5cd2
  2. a66dd7
  3. b07edd
  4. ba8fe2
  5. c39fe7
  6. cdafeb
  7. d7bff0
  8. e1cff4
  9. ebdff8
  10. f5effc

Darker: #9d5cd2 mixed with black

  1. 9d5cd2
  2. 884fb6
  3. 73429b
  4. 5f3681
  5. 4c2a68
  6. 3a1f50
  7. 281439
  8. 180a24
  9. 090310
  10. 010002

Calmer: #9d5cd2 with less saturation

  1. 9d5cd2
  2. 9a61ca
  3. 9766c2
  4. 946aba
  5. 916eb2
  6. 8f72aa
  7. 8c75a2
  8. 89789a
  9. 867b91
  10. 837e89

Questions about #9d5cd2

What color is #9d5cd2?

#9d5cd2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Legendary Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(157, 92, 210), in HSL hsl(273.05, 56.73%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.004% 0.1799 307.246).

What colors go well with #9d5cd2?

The complementary color of #9d5cd2 is #629200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #696fe9 and #c04ca6. The triadic partners are #ba6a00 and #00978d.

Is white or black text more readable on #9d5cd2?

White text reads better on #9d5cd2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9d5cd2 a warm or cool color?

#9d5cd2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.18.