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#8764cb color: Soft violet

#8764cb is rgb(135, 100, 203) in RGB and oklch(58.56% 0.15436 297.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

58.6%
0.154
297°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8764cb

#8764cb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8764cb mixed with white

  1. 8764cb
  2. 9274d1
  3. 9d83d7
  4. a993dd
  5. b4a2e2
  6. c0b2e8
  7. ccc1ed
  8. d9d0f2
  9. e5e0f6
  10. f2effb

Darker: #8764cb mixed with black

  1. 8764cb
  2. 7556b0
  3. 634896
  4. 513b7d
  5. 412e65
  6. 31224d
  7. 211637
  8. 130b22
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8764cb with less saturation

  1. 8764cb
  2. 8667c3
  3. 846abc
  4. 836db4
  5. 8270ac
  6. 8172a5
  7. 80749d
  8. 7f7795
  9. 7e788d
  10. 7d7a84

Questions about #8764cb

What color is #8764cb?

#8764cb is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(135, 100, 203), in HSL hsl(260.39, 49.76%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.56% 0.15436 297.066).

What colors go well with #8764cb?

The complementary color of #8764cb is #778600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5375d7 and #aa56ab. The triadic partners are #bd5e00 and #00947b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8764cb?

White text reads better on #8764cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8764cb a warm or cool color?

#8764cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.154.