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#846cd4 color: Soft violet

#846cd4 is rgb(132, 108, 212) in RGB and oklch(60.21% 0.15383 291.733) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

60.2%
0.154
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #846cd4

#846cd4 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #846cd4 mixed with white

  1. 846cd4
  2. 8f7bd9
  3. 9a8ade
  4. a699e3
  5. b2a7e8
  6. beb6ec
  7. cbc4f0
  8. d7d3f4
  9. e4e2f8
  10. f2f0fc

Darker: #846cd4 mixed with black

  1. 846cd4
  2. 725db8
  3. 604e9d
  4. 4f4083
  5. 3f3269
  6. 2f2551
  7. 20193a
  8. 120d24
  9. 060410
  10. 010002

Calmer: #846cd4 with less saturation

  1. 846cd4
  2. 836fcc
  3. 8372c4
  4. 8274bc
  5. 8277b4
  6. 8179ab
  7. 817ba3
  8. 817c9b
  9. 817e92
  10. 817f8a

Questions about #846cd4

What color is #846cd4?

#846cd4 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(132, 108, 212), in HSL hsl(253.85, 54.74%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.21% 0.15383 291.733).

What colors go well with #846cd4?

The complementary color of #846cd4 is #858800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b7ddc and #aa5db7. The triadic partners are #c66005 and #009a77.

Is white or black text more readable on #846cd4?

White text reads better on #846cd4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #846cd4 a warm or cool color?

#846cd4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.154.