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#b86bd6 color: Lavender

#b86bd6 is rgb(184, 107, 214) in RGB and oklch(65.472% 0.1708 315.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

65.5%
0.171
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #b86bd6

#b86bd6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.171 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, 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: #b86bd6 mixed with white

  1. b86bd6
  2. bf7bdb
  3. c78adf
  4. ce99e4
  5. d5a7e8
  6. dcb6ec
  7. e3c5f1
  8. ead3f4
  9. f1e2f8
  10. f8f0fc

Darker: #b86bd6 mixed with black

  1. b86bd6
  2. a05cba
  3. 884e9e
  4. 713f84
  5. 5b326a
  6. 452552
  7. 31183b
  8. 1e0d25
  9. 0c0410
  10. 020002

Calmer: #b86bd6 with less saturation

  1. b86bd6
  2. b470cf
  3. b175c9
  4. ad79c2
  5. a97dbb
  6. a581b4
  7. a184ad
  8. 9d87a6
  9. 998b9f
  10. 958e98

Questions about #b86bd6

What color is #b86bd6?

#b86bd6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(184, 107, 214), in HSL hsl(283.18, 56.61%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.472% 0.1708 315.79).

What colors go well with #b86bd6?

The complementary color of #b86bd6 is #5da72c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a7cf3 and #d75fa7. The triadic partners are #c68000 and #00a8aa.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86bd6?

White text reads better on #b86bd6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86bd6 a warm or cool color?

#b86bd6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.171.