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#8070bf color: Venus Violet

#8070bf is rgb(128, 112, 191) in RGB and oklch(59.384% 0.11874 291.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

59.4%
0.119
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8070bf

#8070bf is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7a6dc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8070bf mixed with white

  1. 8070bf
  2. 8c7ec6
  3. 978ccd
  4. a49ad4
  5. b0a8da
  6. bdb7e1
  7. cac5e7
  8. d7d3ed
  9. e4e2f3
  10. f1f0f9

Darker: #8070bf mixed with black

  1. 8070bf
  2. 6e60a6
  3. 5d518d
  4. 4d4375
  5. 3d355e
  6. 2e2748
  7. 1f1a33
  8. 120e1f
  9. 06040d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8070bf with less saturation

  1. 8070bf
  2. 8072b9
  3. 7f74b3
  4. 7f75ac
  5. 7f77a6
  6. 7e789f
  7. 7e7a99
  8. 7e7b92
  9. 7e7c8c
  10. 7e7d85

Questions about #8070bf

What color is #8070bf?

#8070bf is soft violet. The closest named color is Venus Violet. In RGB it is rgb(128, 112, 191), in HSL hsl(252.15, 38.16%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.384% 0.11874 291.672).

What colors go well with #8070bf?

The complementary color of #8070bf is #818520. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #567dc5 and #9f65a8. The triadic partners are #b56835 and #009576.

Is white or black text more readable on #8070bf?

White text reads better on #8070bf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8070bf a warm or cool color?

#8070bf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.119.