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#8358aa color: Soft purple

#8358aa is rgb(131, 88, 170) in RGB and oklch(54.183% 0.13063 306.755) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

54.2%
0.131
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #8358aa

#8358aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.33:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender (#85569c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8358aa mixed with white

  1. 8358aa
  2. 8f68b3
  3. 9b79bc
  4. a789c5
  5. b39acd
  6. bfaad6
  7. ccbbde
  8. d8cce7
  9. e5ddef
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #8358aa mixed with black

  1. 8358aa
  2. 714b93
  3. 603f7d
  4. 4f3368
  5. 3f2853
  6. 2f1d3f
  7. 20122d
  8. 12091b
  9. 06030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8358aa with less saturation

  1. 8358aa
  2. 815ba4
  3. 7f5e9f
  4. 7d6099
  5. 7b6393
  6. 79658d
  7. 776787
  8. 756a82
  9. 736b7b
  10. 716d75

Questions about #8358aa

What color is #8358aa?

#8358aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(131, 88, 170), in HSL hsl(271.46, 32.54%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.183% 0.13063 306.755).

What colors go well with #8358aa?

The complementary color of #8358aa is #5b7c15. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d65ba and #9d4e8b. The triadic partners are #a05d00 and #00847a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8358aa?

White text reads better on #8358aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8358aa a warm or cool color?

#8358aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.131.