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#8747a2 color: Purple Pleasures

#8747a2 is rgb(135, 71, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.489% 0.15107 314.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

51.5%
0.151
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8747a2

#8747a2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.08:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, 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: #8747a2 mixed with white

  1. 8747a2
  2. 935aac
  3. 9f6cb5
  4. ab7ebf
  5. b790c8
  6. c3a2d2
  7. cfb4db
  8. dbc7e4
  9. e7d9ed
  10. f3ecf6

Darker: #8747a2 mixed with black

  1. 8747a2
  2. 753d8c
  3. 633277
  4. 512863
  5. 411f4f
  6. 31163c
  7. 210d2a
  8. 130619
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8747a2 with less saturation

  1. 8747a2
  2. 844c9c
  3. 815097
  4. 7e5391
  5. 7b578b
  6. 785a86
  7. 755d80
  8. 71607a
  9. 6e6274
  10. 6b656e

Questions about #8747a2

What color is #8747a2?

#8747a2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Purple Pleasures. In RGB it is rgb(135, 71, 162), in HSL hsl(282.2, 39.06%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.489% 0.15107 314.827).

What colors go well with #8747a2?

The complementary color of #8747a2 is #3d7900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6156b9 and #a03c7b. The triadic partners are #915a00 and #007a7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8747a2?

White text reads better on #8747a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8747a2 a warm or cool color?

#8747a2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.151.