Skip to the color picker

#a796f0 color: Dull Lavender

#a796f0 is rgb(167, 150, 240) in RGB and oklch(72.359% 0.1292 291.502) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

251°
100%

72.4%
0.129
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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 #a796f0

#a796f0 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.26:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #a796f0 mixed with white

  1. a796f0
  2. afa1f2
  3. b7abf4
  4. c0b6f6
  5. c9c0f8
  6. d1cbf9
  7. dad5fb
  8. e3e0fc
  9. eceafd
  10. f6f5fe

Darker: #a796f0 mixed with black

  1. a796f0
  2. 9182d1
  3. 7b6eb2
  4. 665b95
  5. 524978
  6. 3e375d
  7. 2c2643
  8. 1a162a
  9. 0a0814
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a796f0 with less saturation

  1. a796f0
  2. a798e9
  3. a69ae2
  4. a69cda
  5. a69dd3
  6. a69fcc
  7. a5a0c4
  8. a5a2bd
  9. a5a3b5
  10. a5a4ad

Questions about #a796f0

What color is #a796f0?

#a796f0 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(167, 150, 240), in HSL hsl(251.33, 75%, 76.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.359% 0.1292 291.502).

What colors go well with #a796f0?

The complementary color of #a796f0 is #a9ad43. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78a5f7 and #cb89d6. The triadic partners are #e58d55 and #31bf9c.

Is white or black text more readable on #a796f0?

Black text reads better on #a796f0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a796f0 a warm or cool color?

#a796f0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.129.