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#9e66ab color: Royal Pretender

#9e66ab is rgb(158, 102, 171) in RGB and oklch(59.592% 0.11922 319.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

59.6%
0.119
320°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #9e66ab

#9e66ab is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Pretender (#a063a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #9e66ab mixed with white

  1. 9e66ab
  2. a875b4
  3. b184bc
  4. bb93c5
  5. c5a2cd
  6. cfb1d5
  7. d8c1de
  8. e2d0e6
  9. ece0ee
  10. f5eff7

Darker: #9e66ab mixed with black

  1. 9e66ab
  2. 895894
  3. 744a7e
  4. 603c68
  5. 4d2f54
  6. 3a2340
  7. 29172d
  8. 180c1b
  9. 09040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #9e66ab with less saturation

  1. 9e66ab
  2. 9b69a7
  3. 986ca2
  4. 956f9e
  5. 92719a
  6. 8f7495
  7. 8c7691
  8. 89788d
  9. 867b88
  10. 827d83

Questions about #9e66ab

What color is #9e66ab?

#9e66ab is soft magenta. The closest named color is Royal Pretender. In RGB it is rgb(158, 102, 171), in HSL hsl(288.7, 29.11%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.592% 0.11922 319.892).

What colors go well with #9e66ab?

The complementary color of #9e66ab is #569049. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e71c1 and #b35f89. The triadic partners are #a47610 and #00939b.

Is white or black text more readable on #9e66ab?

White text reads better on #9e66ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9e66ab a warm or cool color?

#9e66ab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.119.