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#9f82bb color: Purple Mountains’ Majesty

#9f82bb is rgb(159, 130, 187) in RGB and oklch(65.444% 0.08879 307.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

65.4%
0.089
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #9f82bb

#9f82bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.29:1 contrast and black text 6.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty (#9d81ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #9f82bb mixed with white

  1. 9f82bb
  2. a88ec2
  3. b29ac9
  4. bba7d0
  5. c4b3d7
  6. cebfdd
  7. d8cce4
  8. e1d9eb
  9. ebe5f2
  10. f5f2f8

Darker: #9f82bb mixed with black

  1. 9f82bb
  2. 8a70a2
  3. 755f8a
  4. 614e73
  5. 4d3e5c
  6. 3b2f46
  7. 292032
  8. 18121f
  9. 09060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #9f82bb with less saturation

  1. 9f82bb
  2. 9e84b7
  3. 9c85b3
  4. 9b87af
  5. 9988aa
  6. 988aa6
  7. 968ba2
  8. 958d9e
  9. 938e99
  10. 928f95

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Colors that go with #9f82bb

Complementary
#9f82bb#819b5f
Analogous
#9f82bb#838bc7#b47ba4
Triadic
#9f82bb#b58653#45a29a
Split
#9f82bb#9f914e#60a17b

Questions about #9f82bb

What color is #9f82bb?

#9f82bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(159, 130, 187), in HSL hsl(270.53, 29.53%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.444% 0.08879 307.327).

What colors go well with #9f82bb?

The complementary color of #9f82bb is #819b5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #838bc7 and #b47ba4. The triadic partners are #b58653 and #45a29a.

Is white or black text more readable on #9f82bb?

Black text reads better on #9f82bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and black gives 6.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9f82bb a warm or cool color?

#9f82bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.089.