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#a85dba color: Prickly Purple

#a85dba is rgb(168, 93, 186) in RGB and oklch(60.071% 0.15645 319.613) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

60.1%
0.156
320°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-500
  • Black 27%

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 #a85dba

#a85dba is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.156 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 Prickly Purple (#a264ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #a85dba mixed with white

  1. a85dba
  2. b16ec1
  3. ba7ec9
  4. c38ed0
  5. cc9ed7
  6. d4aede
  7. ddbee5
  8. e6ceeb
  9. eedef2
  10. f7eff9

Darker: #a85dba mixed with black

  1. a85dba
  2. 9250a1
  3. 7c4389
  4. 673772
  5. 522a5c
  6. 3f1f46
  7. 2c1432
  8. 1a0a1e
  9. 0a030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #a85dba with less saturation

  1. a85dba
  2. a462b4
  3. a166af
  4. 9d6aa9
  5. 996ea4
  6. 95719e
  7. 917598
  8. 8d7892
  9. 897b8c
  10. 857e86

Questions about #a85dba

What color is #a85dba?

#a85dba is soft magenta. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(168, 93, 186), in HSL hsl(288.39, 40.26%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.071% 0.15645 319.613).

What colors go well with #a85dba?

The complementary color of #a85dba is #479632. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #806cd6 and #c2538e. The triadic partners are #ad7400 and #00959c.

Is white or black text more readable on #a85dba?

White text reads better on #a85dba: 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 #a85dba a warm or cool color?

#a85dba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.156.