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#8656ab color: Soft purple

#8656ab is rgb(134, 86, 171) in RGB and oklch(54.232% 0.13625 308.589) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

54.2%
0.136
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #8656ab

#8656ab is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.34:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, 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: #8656ab mixed with white

  1. 8656ab
  2. 9267b4
  3. 9d77bd
  4. a988c5
  5. b599ce
  6. c1a9d6
  7. cdbadf
  8. d9cbe7
  9. e6dcef
  10. f2eef7

Darker: #8656ab mixed with black

  1. 8656ab
  2. 744a94
  3. 623e7e
  4. 513268
  5. 402754
  6. 301c40
  7. 21122d
  8. 13081b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8656ab with less saturation

  1. 8656ab
  2. 8459a5
  3. 815c9f
  4. 7f5f9a
  5. 7d6294
  6. 7b658e
  7. 786788
  8. 766982
  9. 746b7c
  10. 726d76

Questions about #8656ab

What color is #8656ab?

#8656ab is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(134, 86, 171), in HSL hsl(273.88, 33.6%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.232% 0.13625 308.589).

What colors go well with #8656ab?

The complementary color of #8656ab is #577d11. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f64bd and #a04c8a. The triadic partners are #a15d00 and #00847c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8656ab?

White text reads better on #8656ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8656ab a warm or cool color?

#8656ab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.136.