Skip to the color picker

#a472cd color: Rich Lavender

#a472cd is rgb(164, 114, 205) in RGB and oklch(63.938% 0.14098 308.223) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

273°
100%

63.9%
0.141
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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 #a472cd

#a472cd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rich Lavender (#a76bcf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #a472cd mixed with white

  1. a472cd
  2. ad80d3
  3. b68ed8
  4. bf9cdd
  5. c8aae3
  6. d1b8e8
  7. dac6ed
  8. e3d4f1
  9. ece3f6
  10. f6f1fb

Darker: #a472cd mixed with black

  1. a472cd
  2. 8e62b2
  3. 795398
  4. 64447e
  5. 503666
  6. 3d284e
  7. 2b1b38
  8. 1a0e23
  9. 0a040f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a472cd with less saturation

  1. a472cd
  2. a275c7
  3. 9f78c0
  4. 9d7bba
  5. 9a7eb4
  6. 9881ad
  7. 9683a7
  8. 9385a0
  9. 918899
  10. 8e8a93

Questions about #a472cd

What color is #a472cd?

#a472cd is soft purple. The closest named color is Rich Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(164, 114, 205), in HSL hsl(272.97, 47.64%, 62.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.938% 0.14098 308.223).

What colors go well with #a472cd?

The complementary color of #a472cd is #729b32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7981e0 and #c267a9. The triadic partners are #c37900 and #00a49b.

Is white or black text more readable on #a472cd?

White text reads better on #a472cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a472cd a warm or cool color?

#a472cd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.141.