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#a181bb color: Purple Mountains’ Majesty

#a181bb is rgb(161, 129, 187) in RGB and oklch(65.448% 0.09131 309.197) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

65.4%
0.091
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #a181bb

#a181bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, so white 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: #a181bb mixed with white

  1. a181bb
  2. aa8dc2
  3. b39ac9
  4. bca6d0
  5. c6b2d7
  6. cfbfdd
  7. d9cbe4
  8. e2d8eb
  9. ece5f2
  10. f5f2f8

Darker: #a181bb mixed with black

  1. a181bb
  2. 8b6fa2
  3. 765e8a
  4. 624e73
  5. 4e3e5c
  6. 3c2e46
  7. 2a1f32
  8. 19121f
  9. 09060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a181bb with less saturation

  1. a181bb
  2. 9f83b7
  3. 9e84b3
  4. 9c86af
  5. 9a88aa
  6. 9989a6
  7. 978ba2
  8. 958c9e
  9. 948e99
  10. 928f95

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Colors that go with #a181bb

Complementary
#a181bb#7f9c5f
Analogous
#a181bb#858bc8#b67aa3
Triadic
#a181bb#b58650#40a29c
Split
#a181bb#9e924d#5ca27c

Questions about #a181bb

What color is #a181bb?

#a181bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Mountains’ Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(161, 129, 187), in HSL hsl(273.1, 29.9%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.448% 0.09131 309.197).

What colors go well with #a181bb?

The complementary color of #a181bb is #7f9c5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #858bc8 and #b67aa3. The triadic partners are #b58650 and #40a29c.

Is white or black text more readable on #a181bb?

White text reads better on #a181bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a181bb a warm or cool color?

#a181bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.091.