Skip to the color picker

#86559d color: Highlighter Lavender

#86559d is rgb(134, 85, 157) in RGB and oklch(53.3% 0.12105 314.228) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

281°
100%

53.3%
0.121
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.80:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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 #86559d

#86559d is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.53:1 contrast and black text 3.8:1, 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: #86559d mixed with white

  1. 86559d
  2. 9266a7
  3. 9e76b1
  4. a987bb
  5. b597c5
  6. c2a8ce
  7. ceb9d8
  8. dacae2
  9. e6dcec
  10. f3edf5

Darker: #86559d mixed with black

  1. 86559d
  2. 744988
  3. 623d73
  4. 51315f
  5. 40264c
  6. 301c3a
  7. 211128
  8. 130818
  9. 060209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #86559d with less saturation

  1. 86559d
  2. 845898
  3. 815b94
  4. 7f5d8f
  5. 7c608a
  6. 7a6285
  7. 776581
  8. 75677c
  9. 726977
  10. 6f6b72

Questions about #86559d

What color is #86559d?

#86559d is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(134, 85, 157), in HSL hsl(280.83, 29.75%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.3% 0.12105 314.228).

What colors go well with #86559d?

The complementary color of #86559d is #4e7b2c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6561b0 and #9c4d7d. The triadic partners are #956000 and #00807f.

Is white or black text more readable on #86559d?

White text reads better on #86559d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and black gives 3.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86559d a warm or cool color?

#86559d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.121.