Information about Soft Purple color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A66FB5 reads as a mildly saturated purple-pink magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6). Slightly further away sit Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5) and Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(166, 111, 181)), which gives #A66FB5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A66FB5: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Soft Purple" in the Register.
Soft Purple color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Soft Purple color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Soft Purple color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Soft Purple color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Soft Purple color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Soft Purple color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Soft Purple color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Soft Purple
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#9678B6
#9C6DA5
#A87DA8
#967BB6
#9E7DA8
#A484AC
#9470C4
#9271A7
#A87CA0
#B284BE
#A76BCF
#A46B9B
Soft Purple color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A66FB5
- RGB166, 111, 181
- CMYK6, 27, 0, 29
- CSSrgb(166, 111, 181)
- HSL287°, 32%, 57%
- HSL Precise287.143°, 32.11%, 57.255%
- HSV287°, 39%, 71%
- HSB287°, 39%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
- GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.435, 0.710)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.435, 0.710, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.435, 0.710)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA66FB5
- DECIMAL ID10907573
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
