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#be79d7 color: Lavender Blossom

#be79d7 is rgb(190, 121, 215) in RGB and oklch(68.34% 0.15151 316.611) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

68.3%
0.152
317°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #be79d7

#be79d7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 68.3% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Blossom (#b57edc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #be79d7 mixed with white

  1. be79d7
  2. c587dc
  3. cb94e0
  4. d2a2e4
  5. d9afe8
  6. dfbced
  7. e6caf0
  8. ecd7f4
  9. f2e4f8
  10. f9f2fc

Darker: #be79d7 mixed with black

  1. be79d7
  2. a568bb
  3. 8c589f
  4. 754885
  5. 5e396b
  6. 482b52
  7. 331d3b
  8. 1f1025
  9. 0d0511
  10. 020102

Calmer: #be79d7 with less saturation

  1. be79d7
  2. bb7dd1
  3. b781cb
  4. b484c5
  5. b088bf
  6. ac8bb9
  7. a98eb3
  8. a591ac
  9. a194a6
  10. 9d97a0

Questions about #be79d7

What color is #be79d7?

#be79d7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavender Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(190, 121, 215), in HSL hsl(284.04, 54.02%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.34% 0.15151 316.611).

What colors go well with #be79d7?

The complementary color of #be79d7 is #6aae49. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9488f1 and #da6fac. The triadic partners are #cd8a00 and #00b2b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be79d7?

Black text reads better on #be79d7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be79d7 a warm or cool color?

#be79d7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 68.3% and its chroma 0.152.