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#a962ba color: Prickly Purple

#a962ba is rgb(169, 98, 186) in RGB and oklch(60.944% 0.14858 319.654) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

60.9%
0.149
320°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #a962ba

#a962ba is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #a962ba mixed with white

  1. a962ba
  2. b272c1
  3. bb82c9
  4. c491d0
  5. cca1d7
  6. d5b0de
  7. ddc0e5
  8. e6d0eb
  9. eedff2
  10. f7eff9

Darker: #a962ba mixed with black

  1. a962ba
  2. 9254a1
  3. 7c4789
  4. 673a72
  5. 532d5c
  6. 3f2146
  7. 2c1632
  8. 1b0b1e
  9. 0a030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #a962ba with less saturation

  1. a962ba
  2. a566b5
  3. a26aaf
  4. 9e6eaa
  5. 9b71a5
  6. 97759f
  7. 93789a
  8. 8f7b94
  9. 8b7e8e
  10. 878089

Questions about #a962ba

What color is #a962ba?

#a962ba is soft magenta. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(169, 98, 186), in HSL hsl(288.41, 38.94%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.944% 0.14858 319.654).

What colors go well with #a962ba?

The complementary color of #a962ba is #4e983a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8370d5 and #c25890. The triadic partners are #b07600 and #00989f.

Is white or black text more readable on #a962ba?

White text reads better on #a962ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a962ba a warm or cool color?

#a962ba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.149.