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#a366b9 color: Prickly Purple

#a366b9 is rgb(163, 102, 185) in RGB and oklch(60.835% 0.13755 316.633) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

60.8%
0.138
317°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #a366b9

#a366b9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#a264ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #a366b9 mixed with white

  1. a366b9
  2. ac75c0
  3. b684c8
  4. bf94cf
  5. c8a3d6
  6. d1b2dd
  7. dac1e4
  8. e4d0eb
  9. ede0f2
  10. f6eff8

Darker: #a366b9 mixed with black

  1. a366b9
  2. 8d58a0
  3. 784a89
  4. 633c71
  5. 4f2f5b
  6. 3c2346
  7. 2a1731
  8. 190c1e
  9. 0a040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #a366b9 with less saturation

  1. a366b9
  2. a06ab4
  3. 9d6daf
  4. 9a70a9
  5. 9773a4
  6. 93769e
  7. 907999
  8. 8d7b94
  9. 897e8e
  10. 868088

Questions about #a366b9

What color is #a366b9?

#a366b9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(163, 102, 185), in HSL hsl(284.1, 37.22%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.835% 0.13755 316.633).

What colors go well with #a366b9?

The complementary color of #a366b9 is #59953c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e74d0 and #bc5d93. The triadic partners are #b07500 and #00989b.

Is white or black text more readable on #a366b9?

White text reads better on #a366b9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a366b9 a warm or cool color?

#a366b9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.138.