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#9e6596 color: Tulipan Violet

#9e6596 is rgb(158, 101, 150) in RGB and oklch(58.494% 0.09911 331.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

58.5%
0.099
332°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #9e6596

#9e6596 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tulipan Violet (#966993). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #9e6596 mixed with white

  1. 9e6596
  2. a874a0
  3. b283ab
  4. bc92b5
  5. c5a1bf
  6. cfb0ca
  7. d9c0d4
  8. e2cfdf
  9. ecdfea
  10. f5eff4

Darker: #9e6596 mixed with black

  1. 9e6596
  2. 895782
  3. 74496e
  4. 603c5b
  5. 4d2f49
  6. 3a2237
  7. 291726
  8. 180c16
  9. 090308
  10. 010001

Calmer: #9e6596 with less saturation

  1. 9e6596
  2. 9b6893
  3. 986a91
  4. 946d8e
  5. 916f8c
  6. 8e7189
  7. 8a7386
  8. 877684
  9. 837881
  10. 7f7a7e

Questions about #9e6596

What color is #9e6596?

#9e6596 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Tulipan Violet. In RGB it is rgb(158, 101, 150), in HSL hsl(308.42, 22.71%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.494% 0.09911 331.891).

What colors go well with #9e6596?

The complementary color of #9e6596 is #4a8d5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #876dad and #ac6277. The triadic partners are #91792d and #108b9e.

Is white or black text more readable on #9e6596?

White text reads better on #9e6596: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9e6596 a warm or cool color?

#9e6596 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.099.