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#8656a4 color: Highlighter Lavender

#8656a4 is rgb(134, 86, 164) in RGB and oklch(53.843% 0.12772 311.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

53.8%
0.128
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8656a4

#8656a4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, 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: #8656a4 mixed with white

  1. 8656a4
  2. 9267ad
  3. 9d77b7
  4. a988c0
  5. b598c9
  6. c1a9d2
  7. cdbadb
  8. dacbe4
  9. e6dced
  10. f2edf6

Darker: #8656a4 mixed with black

  1. 8656a4
  2. 744a8e
  3. 623e79
  4. 513264
  5. 402750
  6. 301c3d
  7. 21122b
  8. 13081a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8656a4 with less saturation

  1. 8656a4
  2. 84599f
  3. 815c9a
  4. 7f5f94
  5. 7d618f
  6. 7a648a
  7. 786684
  8. 75687f
  9. 736a79
  10. 716c74

Questions about #8656a4

What color is #8656a4?

#8656a4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(134, 86, 164), in HSL hsl(276.92, 31.2%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.843% 0.12772 311.159).

What colors go well with #8656a4?

The complementary color of #8656a4 is #537d22. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6363b6 and #9e4d84. The triadic partners are #9b5f00 and #00827e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8656a4?

White text reads better on #8656a4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8656a4 a warm or cool color?

#8656a4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.128.