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#8046aa color: Purple Pleasures

#8046aa is rgb(128, 70, 170) in RGB and oklch(50.988% 0.15898 308.561) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

51%
0.159
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8046aa

#8046aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8046aa mixed with white

  1. 8046aa
  2. 8c59b3
  3. 986cbc
  4. a57ec5
  5. b190ce
  6. bea2d7
  7. cbb4df
  8. d8c7e7
  9. e5d9ef
  10. f2ecf7

Darker: #8046aa mixed with black

  1. 8046aa
  2. 6e3c93
  3. 5d327d
  4. 4d2868
  5. 3d1e53
  6. 2e153f
  7. 1f0d2d
  8. 12051b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8046aa with less saturation

  1. 8046aa
  2. 7d4ba3
  3. 7b4f9d
  4. 785396
  5. 765690
  6. 735989
  7. 705c82
  8. 6e5f7b
  9. 6b6174
  10. 69646d

Questions about #8046aa

What color is #8046aa?

#8046aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Pleasures. In RGB it is rgb(128, 70, 170), in HSL hsl(274.8, 41.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.988% 0.15898 308.561).

What colors go well with #8046aa?

The complementary color of #8046aa is #4a7500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5556be and #9d3984. The triadic partners are #955400 and #007972.

Is white or black text more readable on #8046aa?

White text reads better on #8046aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8046aa a warm or cool color?

#8046aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 51% and its chroma 0.159.