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#b86ee6 color: Lavender

#b86ee6 is rgb(184, 110, 230) in RGB and oklch(66.776% 0.18343 310.846) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

66.8%
0.183
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #b86ee6

#b86ee6 is a bright purple color. In OKLCH it has 66.8% lightness, 0.183 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.41:1, 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: #b86ee6 mixed with white

  1. b86ee6
  2. bf7ee9
  3. c68ded
  4. cd9bf0
  5. d5aaf2
  6. dcb8f5
  7. e3c6f8
  8. ead4fa
  9. f1e3fc
  10. f8f1fd

Darker: #b86ee6 mixed with black

  1. b86ee6
  2. a05fc8
  3. 8850ab
  4. 71418e
  5. 5b3373
  6. 452659
  7. 311940
  8. 1e0e28
  9. 0c0413
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b86ee6 with less saturation

  1. b86ee6
  2. b573de
  3. b178d6
  4. ae7cce
  5. aa81c6
  6. a784be
  7. a388b6
  8. 9f8bae
  9. 9c8fa6
  10. 98929d

Questions about #b86ee6

What color is #b86ee6?

#b86ee6 is bright purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(184, 110, 230), in HSL hsl(277, 70.59%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.776% 0.18343 310.846).

What colors go well with #b86ee6?

The complementary color of #b86ee6 is #6ba900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8382ff and #db5fb6. The triadic partners are #d27f00 and #00aea8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b86ee6?

Black text reads better on #b86ee6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b86ee6 a warm or cool color?

#b86ee6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 66.8% and its chroma 0.183.