Skip to the color picker

#a870cd color: Rich Lavender

#a870cd is rgb(168, 112, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.025% 0.14577 310.63) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

276°
100%

64%
0.146
311°
  • 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
5.86:1Readable · 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 #a870cd

#a870cd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.86:1, 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: #a870cd mixed with white

  1. a870cd
  2. b17fd3
  3. b98dd8
  4. c29bdd
  5. caa9e3
  6. d3b7e8
  7. dcc6ed
  8. e5d4f1
  9. ede2f6
  10. f6f1fb

Darker: #a870cd mixed with black

  1. a870cd
  2. 9260b2
  3. 7c5198
  4. 67437e
  5. 523566
  6. 3f274e
  7. 2c1a38
  8. 1a0e23
  9. 0a040f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #a870cd with less saturation

  1. a870cd
  2. a574c7
  3. a377c1
  4. a07aba
  5. 9d7db4
  6. 9a80ad
  7. 9783a7
  8. 9585a0
  9. 92889a
  10. 8f8a93

Questions about #a870cd

What color is #a870cd?

#a870cd is soft purple. The closest named color is Rich Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(168, 112, 205), in HSL hsl(276.13, 48.19%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.025% 0.14577 310.63).

What colors go well with #a870cd?

The complementary color of #a870cd is #6d9d33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d7fe2 and #c565a7. The triadic partners are #c37a00 and #00a49f.

Is white or black text more readable on #a870cd?

White text reads better on #a870cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a870cd a warm or cool color?

#a870cd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 64% and its chroma 0.146.