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#8765ce color: Soft violet

#8765ce is rgb(135, 101, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.912% 0.15671 296.193) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

58.9%
0.157
296°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8765ce

#8765ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8765ce mixed with white

  1. 8765ce
  2. 9275d4
  3. 9d84da
  4. a894df
  5. b4a3e4
  6. c0b2e9
  7. ccc1ee
  8. d9d1f3
  9. e5e0f7
  10. f2effb

Darker: #8765ce mixed with black

  1. 8765ce
  2. 7557b3
  3. 634998
  4. 513c7f
  5. 412f66
  6. 31224e
  7. 211738
  8. 130c23
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8765ce with less saturation

  1. 8765ce
  2. 8668c6
  3. 846cbe
  4. 836eb6
  5. 8271af
  6. 8173a7
  7. 80769e
  8. 7f7896
  9. 7e7a8e
  10. 7e7b85

Questions about #8765ce

What color is #8765ce?

#8765ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(135, 101, 206), in HSL hsl(259.43, 51.72%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.912% 0.15671 296.193).

What colors go well with #8765ce?

The complementary color of #8765ce is #798700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5176d9 and #ab57ae. The triadic partners are #c05e00 and #00957a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8765ce?

White text reads better on #8765ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8765ce a warm or cool color?

#8765ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.157.