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#9d5ea8 color: Heath Spotted Orchid

#9d5ea8 is rgb(157, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(58.013% 0.12965 321.485) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

58%
0.130
321°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #9d5ea8

#9d5ea8 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.57:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heath Spotted Orchid (#9f5f9f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #9d5ea8 mixed with white

  1. 9d5ea8
  2. a76eb1
  3. b17eba
  4. bb8ec3
  5. c59dcb
  6. ceadd4
  7. d8bddd
  8. e2cee5
  9. ecdeee
  10. f5eef6

Darker: #9d5ea8 mixed with black

  1. 9d5ea8
  2. 885192
  3. 73447c
  4. 5f3767
  5. 4c2b52
  6. 3a1f3f
  7. 28142c
  8. 180a1a
  9. 09030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #9d5ea8 with less saturation

  1. 9d5ea8
  2. 9a62a4
  3. 97659f
  4. 93689b
  5. 906b96
  6. 8d6e92
  7. 89708d
  8. 857388
  9. 827684
  10. 7e787f

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Colors that go with #9d5ea8

Complementary
#9d5ea8#4a8d41
Analogous
#9d5ea8#7c6ac0#b25683
Triadic
#9d5ea8#a17000#008e97
Split
#9d5ea8#7e8100#009271

Questions about #9d5ea8

What color is #9d5ea8?

#9d5ea8 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Heath Spotted Orchid. In RGB it is rgb(157, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(291.08, 29.84%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.013% 0.12965 321.485).

What colors go well with #9d5ea8?

The complementary color of #9d5ea8 is #4a8d41. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c6ac0 and #b25683. The triadic partners are #a17000 and #008e97.

Is white or black text more readable on #9d5ea8?

White text reads better on #9d5ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9d5ea8 a warm or cool color?

#9d5ea8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 58% and its chroma 0.13.