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#854196 color: Cadmium Violet

#854196 is rgb(133, 65, 150) in RGB and oklch(49.672% 0.14699 319.248) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

49.7%
0.147
319°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #854196

#854196 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.58:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Violet (#7f3e98). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #854196 mixed with white

  1. 854196
  2. 9154a1
  3. 9e67ab
  4. aa7ab6
  5. b68cc1
  6. c29fcb
  7. ceb2d6
  8. dac5e0
  9. e7d8ea
  10. f3ebf5

Darker: #854196 mixed with black

  1. 854196
  2. 733782
  3. 612e6e
  4. 50255b
  5. 401c49
  6. 301337
  7. 210b26
  8. 130516
  9. 060108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #854196 with less saturation

  1. 854196
  2. 824691
  3. 7f4a8c
  4. 7b4e87
  5. 785182
  6. 75557d
  7. 715878
  8. 6e5a72
  9. 6a5d6d
  10. 666068

Questions about #854196

What color is #854196?

#854196 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cadmium Violet. In RGB it is rgb(133, 65, 150), in HSL hsl(288, 39.53%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.672% 0.14699 319.248).

What colors go well with #854196?

The complementary color of #854196 is #2d7512. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #624faf and #9c376f. The triadic partners are #865800 and #007379.

Is white or black text more readable on #854196?

White text reads better on #854196: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #854196 a warm or cool color?

#854196 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.147.