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#aa60b2 color: Prickly Purple

#aa60b2 is rgb(170, 96, 178) in RGB and oklch(60.362% 0.14426 323.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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294°
100%

60.4%
0.144
324°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #aa60b2

#aa60b2 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.18:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#a264ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #aa60b2 mixed with white

  1. aa60b2
  2. b370ba
  3. bc80c2
  4. c590ca
  5. cd9fd2
  6. d6afd9
  7. debfe1
  8. e7cfe9
  9. efdff0
  10. f7eff8

Darker: #aa60b2 mixed with black

  1. aa60b2
  2. 93529a
  3. 7d4583
  4. 68386d
  5. 532c57
  6. 3f2043
  7. 2d152f
  8. 1b0a1d
  9. 0b030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #aa60b2 with less saturation

  1. aa60b2
  2. a664ad
  3. a368a9
  4. 9f6ca4
  5. 9b6f9f
  6. 97739a
  7. 937695
  8. 8e7990
  9. 8a7c8b
  10. 867e86

Questions about #aa60b2

What color is #aa60b2?

#aa60b2 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(170, 96, 178), in HSL hsl(294.15, 34.75%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.362% 0.14426 323.523).

What colors go well with #aa60b2?

The complementary color of #aa60b2 is #439743. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #876dce and #c15888. The triadic partners are #aa7700 and #0095a2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa60b2?

White text reads better on #aa60b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa60b2 a warm or cool color?

#aa60b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.144.