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#8755ce color: Soft violet

#8755ce is rgb(135, 85, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.346% 0.18057 299.638) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

56.3%
0.181
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8755ce

#8755ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.181 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Blue (#7a58c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8755ce mixed with white

  1. 8755ce
  2. 9267d4
  3. 9d79da
  4. a98adf
  5. b49be5
  6. c0abea
  7. ccbcef
  8. d9cdf3
  9. e5ddf7
  10. f2eefb

Darker: #8755ce mixed with black

  1. 8755ce
  2. 7549b3
  3. 633d98
  4. 51317f
  5. 412666
  6. 311c4e
  7. 211138
  8. 130823
  9. 06020f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8755ce with less saturation

  1. 8755ce
  2. 855ac5
  3. 835ebd
  4. 8162b4
  5. 7f66ac
  6. 7d69a3
  7. 7c6c9a
  8. 7a6f91
  9. 787188
  10. 77737f

Questions about #8755ce

What color is #8755ce?

#8755ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(135, 85, 206), in HSL hsl(264.79, 55.25%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.346% 0.18057 299.638).

What colors go well with #8755ce?

The complementary color of #8755ce is #6c8100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d69de and #ac44a7. The triadic partners are #b45900 and #008c78.

Is white or black text more readable on #8755ce?

White text reads better on #8755ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8755ce a warm or cool color?

#8755ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.181.