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#82579e color: Highlighter Lavender

#82579e is rgb(130, 87, 158) in RGB and oklch(53.246% 0.11697 310.868) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

53.2%
0.117
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #82579e

#82579e is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.52:1 contrast and black text 3.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender (#85569c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #82579e mixed with white

  1. 82579e
  2. 8e67a8
  3. 9a78b2
  4. a688bc
  5. b398c5
  6. bfa9cf
  7. ccbad9
  8. d8cbe2
  9. e5dcec
  10. f2edf5

Darker: #82579e mixed with black

  1. 82579e
  2. 704b89
  3. 5f3e74
  4. 4e3360
  5. 3e274d
  6. 2f1c3a
  7. 201229
  8. 120818
  9. 060309
  10. 010001

Calmer: #82579e with less saturation

  1. 82579e
  2. 805a99
  3. 7e5c94
  4. 7c5f90
  5. 7a618b
  6. 776386
  7. 756581
  8. 73677c
  9. 716977
  10. 6f6b72

Questions about #82579e

What color is #82579e?

#82579e is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(130, 87, 158), in HSL hsl(276.34, 28.98%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.246% 0.11697 310.868).

What colors go well with #82579e?

The complementary color of #82579e is #547a2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6163ae and #994f81. The triadic partners are #965f00 and #00807c.

Is white or black text more readable on #82579e?

White text reads better on #82579e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and black gives 3.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #82579e a warm or cool color?

#82579e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.117.