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#b56fe3 color: Lavender

#b56fe3 is rgb(181, 111, 227) in RGB and oklch(66.433% 0.17747 310.286) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

66.4%
0.177
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #b56fe3

#b56fe3 is a bright purple color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.177 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.31:1 contrast and black text 6.35:1, 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: #b56fe3 mixed with white

  1. b56fe3
  2. bc7ee7
  3. c48dea
  4. cb9ced
  5. d3aaf1
  6. dab8f3
  7. e1c6f6
  8. e9d5f9
  9. f0e3fb
  10. f8f1fd

Darker: #b56fe3 mixed with black

  1. b56fe3
  2. 9d60c5
  3. 8651a8
  4. 6f428c
  5. 593471
  6. 442757
  7. 301a3f
  8. 1d0e27
  9. 0c0412
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b56fe3 with less saturation

  1. b56fe3
  2. b274db
  3. ae78d4
  4. ab7dcc
  5. a881c4
  6. a484bc
  7. a188b4
  8. 9e8bac
  9. 9a8ea4
  10. 97919c

Questions about #b56fe3

What color is #b56fe3?

#b56fe3 is bright purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(181, 111, 227), in HSL hsl(276.21, 67.44%, 66.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.433% 0.17747 310.286).

What colors go well with #b56fe3?

The complementary color of #b56fe3 is #6da808. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8282fc and #d861b5. The triadic partners are #d17d00 and #00ada6.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56fe3?

White text reads better on #b56fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and black gives 6.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56fe3 a warm or cool color?

#b56fe3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.177.