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#b46fd3 color: Lavender

#b46fd3 is rgb(180, 111, 211) in RGB and oklch(65.475% 0.15922 314.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

65.5%
0.159
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #b46fd3

#b46fd3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender (#b56edc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #b46fd3 mixed with white

  1. b46fd3
  2. bc7ed8
  3. c38cdd
  4. cb9be2
  5. d2a9e6
  6. dab7eb
  7. e1c6ef
  8. e9d4f3
  9. f0e2f7
  10. f8f1fb

Darker: #b46fd3 mixed with black

  1. b46fd3
  2. 9c60b7
  3. 85519c
  4. 6e4282
  5. 583469
  6. 442751
  7. 301a3a
  8. 1d0e24
  9. 0c0410
  10. 020102

Calmer: #b46fd3 with less saturation

  1. b46fd3
  2. b173cd
  3. ad77c6
  4. aa7bc0
  5. a67fb9
  6. a382b3
  7. 9f85ac
  8. 9c88a5
  9. 988b9e
  10. 948e97

Questions about #b46fd3

What color is #b46fd3?

#b46fd3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(180, 111, 211), in HSL hsl(281.4, 53.19%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.475% 0.15922 314.553).

What colors go well with #b46fd3?

The complementary color of #b46fd3 is #64a535. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #887fed and #d263a7. The triadic partners are #c87f00 and #00a8a9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b46fd3?

White text reads better on #b46fd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b46fd3 a warm or cool color?

#b46fd3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.159.