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#a86cce color: Rich Lavender

#a86cce is rgb(168, 108, 206) in RGB and oklch(63.431% 0.1536 310.964) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

63.4%
0.154
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #a86cce

#a86cce is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.68:1 contrast and black text 5.7:1, 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: #a86cce mixed with white

  1. a86cce
  2. b17bd4
  3. b98ad9
  4. c299de
  5. cba7e3
  6. d3b6e8
  7. dcc4ed
  8. e5d3f2
  9. ede1f6
  10. f6f0fb

Darker: #a86cce mixed with black

  1. a86cce
  2. 925db3
  3. 7c4e98
  4. 67407f
  5. 523266
  6. 3f254e
  7. 2c1938
  8. 1a0d23
  9. 0a040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #a86cce with less saturation

  1. a86cce
  2. a570c8
  3. a274c1
  4. 9f77ba
  5. 9c7ab4
  6. 997dad
  7. 9680a6
  8. 93839f
  9. 908699
  10. 8d8891

Questions about #a86cce

What color is #a86cce?

#a86cce is soft purple. The closest named color is Rich Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(168, 108, 206), in HSL hsl(276.73, 50%, 61.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.431% 0.1536 310.964).

What colors go well with #a86cce?

The complementary color of #a86cce is #689c29. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c7ce4 and #c660a6. The triadic partners are #c37700 and #00a29d.

Is white or black text more readable on #a86cce?

White text reads better on #a86cce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and black gives 5.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a86cce a warm or cool color?

#a86cce is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.154.