Skip to the color picker

#b476e4 color: Lavender

#b476e4 is rgb(180, 118, 228) in RGB and oklch(67.458% 0.16714 308.579) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

274°
100%

67.5%
0.167
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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 #b476e4

#b476e4 is a bright purple color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.16:1 contrast and black text 6.65:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #b476e4 mixed with white

  1. b476e4
  2. bb84e8
  3. c392eb
  4. caa0ee
  5. d2aef1
  6. d9bbf4
  7. e1c9f6
  8. e8d6f9
  9. f0e4fb
  10. f7f1fd

Darker: #b476e4 mixed with black

  1. b476e4
  2. 9c66c6
  3. 8556a9
  4. 6e478d
  5. 583872
  6. 442958
  7. 301c3f
  8. 1d0f28
  9. 0c0512
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b476e4 with less saturation

  1. b476e4
  2. b17add
  3. ae7ed5
  4. ab82ce
  5. a885c6
  6. a589be
  7. a28cb7
  8. 9f8faf
  9. 9c91a7
  10. 99949f

Questions about #b476e4

What color is #b476e4?

#b476e4 is bright purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(180, 118, 228), in HSL hsl(273.82, 67.07%, 67.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.458% 0.16714 308.579).

What colors go well with #b476e4?

The complementary color of #b476e4 is #77a91f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8288fb and #d668b9. The triadic partners are #d77f00 and #00b0a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #b476e4?

Black text reads better on #b476e4: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and black gives 6.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b476e4 a warm or cool color?

#b476e4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.167.