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#be79d8 color: Lavender Blossom

#be79d8 is rgb(190, 121, 216) in RGB and oklch(68.388% 0.15261 316.271) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

68.4%
0.153
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #be79d8

#be79d8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.92:1, 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: #be79d8 mixed with white

  1. be79d8
  2. c587dc
  3. cb94e1
  4. d2a2e5
  5. d9afe9
  6. dfbced
  7. e6caf1
  8. ecd7f5
  9. f2e4f8
  10. f9f2fc

Darker: #be79d8 mixed with black

  1. be79d8
  2. a568bc
  3. 8c58a0
  4. 754885
  5. 5e396b
  6. 482b53
  7. 331d3b
  8. 1f1025
  9. 0d0511
  10. 020102

Calmer: #be79d8 with less saturation

  1. be79d8
  2. bb7dd2
  3. b781cc
  4. b484c6
  5. b088c0
  6. ac8bb9
  7. a98eb3
  8. a591ad
  9. a194a6
  10. 9d97a0

Questions about #be79d8

What color is #be79d8?

#be79d8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavender Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(190, 121, 216), in HSL hsl(283.58, 54.91%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.388% 0.15261 316.271).

What colors go well with #be79d8?

The complementary color of #be79d8 is #6bae48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9389f2 and #db6fad. The triadic partners are #ce8a00 and #00b2b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be79d8?

Black text reads better on #be79d8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be79d8 a warm or cool color?

#be79d8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.153.