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#8370aa color: Plum Preserve

#8370aa is rgb(131, 112, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.584% 0.08933 298.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

58.6%
0.089
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8370aa

#8370aa is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plum Preserve (#7c70aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8370aa mixed with white

  1. 8370aa
  2. 8f7eb3
  3. 9a8cbb
  4. a699c4
  5. b2a8cc
  6. bfb6d5
  7. cbc4dd
  8. d8d3e6
  9. e5e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #8370aa mixed with black

  1. 8370aa
  2. 716093
  3. 60517d
  4. 4f4368
  5. 3f3553
  6. 2f273f
  7. 201a2d
  8. 120e1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8370aa with less saturation

  1. 8370aa
  2. 8271a6
  3. 8173a1
  4. 81749d
  5. 807598
  6. 7f7793
  7. 7f788f
  8. 7e798a
  9. 7d7a85
  10. 7c7b81

Questions about #8370aa

What color is #8370aa?

#8370aa is muted violet. The closest named color is Plum Preserve. In RGB it is rgb(131, 112, 170), in HSL hsl(259.66, 25.44%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.584% 0.08933 298.674).

What colors go well with #8370aa?

The complementary color of #8370aa is #778344. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #667ab2 and #996896. The triadic partners are #a36e44 and #328d7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8370aa?

White text reads better on #8370aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8370aa a warm or cool color?

#8370aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.089.