Soft Purple #A66FB5
Soft Purple is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple with hex code #A66FB5 and RGB rgb(166, 111, 181).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#A66FB5 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.119 and its hue 319°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Soft Purple. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.119) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Purple |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Colors that go with Soft Purple
Matches found by rotating Soft Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Soft Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Soft Purple, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Soft Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.030
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.030
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.036
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.051
- Faded Purple #916E99 ΔE 0.056
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.065
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
More about Soft Purple
How to make Soft Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts pink
- 3 parts purple
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #A369A9, a difference of ΔE 0.021 from Soft Purple. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Soft Purple in every format
| HEX | #A66FB5 |
| RGB | rgb(166, 111, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 32%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.119 318.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A66FB5 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A66FB5 | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A66FB5 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A66FB5 text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Soft Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F4F9
oklch(97.2% 0.008 319.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE6F1
oklch(93.5% 0.018 320.1)
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Step 200
200
#E3D3E7
oklch(88.6% 0.032 319.5)
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Step 300
300
#D1B5D9
oklch(80.8% 0.058 318.7)
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Step 400
400
#BA8EC6
oklch(70.7% 0.093 318.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A66FB5
oklch(62.5% 0.119 318.9)
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Step 600
600
#9358A3
oklch(55.6% 0.129 318.8)
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Step 700
700
#7D488B
oklch(49.1% 0.119 319)
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Step 800
800
#663B71
oklch(42.7% 0.1 319.2)
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Step 900
900
#53335C
oklch(37.7% 0.078 318.6)
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Step 950
950
#311E36
oklch(27% 0.05 319.1)
Soft Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #6580B8 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7385B3 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A77889 | 0.078 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.120 |
Use Soft Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.