Skip to the color picker

#845dbd color: Lusty Lavender

#845dbd is rgb(132, 93, 189) in RGB and oklch(56.238% 0.14682 300.514) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

264°
100%

56.2%
0.147
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #845dbd

#845dbd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #845dbd mixed with white

  1. 845dbd
  2. 8f6dc4
  3. 9b7dcc
  4. a78dd3
  5. b39dda
  6. bfaee0
  7. cbbee7
  8. d8ceed
  9. e5def3
  10. f2eef9

Darker: #845dbd mixed with black

  1. 845dbd
  2. 7250a4
  3. 60438c
  4. 4f3774
  5. 3f2a5d
  6. 2f1f47
  7. 201433
  8. 120a1f
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #845dbd with less saturation

  1. 845dbd
  2. 8260b6
  3. 8163af
  4. 7f66a8
  5. 7e69a1
  6. 7c6b9a
  7. 7b6d93
  8. 79708c
  9. 787284
  10. 76737d

Questions about #845dbd

What color is #845dbd?

#845dbd is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(132, 93, 189), in HSL hsl(264.38, 42.11%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.238% 0.14682 300.514).

What colors go well with #845dbd?

The complementary color of #845dbd is #6a8100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #556dca and #a4509d. The triadic partners are #b15b00 and #008b79.

Is white or black text more readable on #845dbd?

White text reads better on #845dbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #845dbd a warm or cool color?

#845dbd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.147.