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#8777b5 color: Dahlia Purple

#8777b5 is rgb(135, 119, 181) in RGB and oklch(60.843% 0.09378 295.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

60.8%
0.094
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #8777b5

#8777b5 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.94:1 contrast and black text 5.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dahlia Purple (#8774b0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8777b5 mixed with white

  1. 8777b5
  2. 9284bd
  3. 9e91c4
  4. a99fcc
  5. b5acd3
  6. c1badb
  7. cdc7e2
  8. d9d5e9
  9. e6e3f1
  10. f2f1f8

Darker: #8777b5 mixed with black

  1. 8777b5
  2. 75679d
  3. 635786
  4. 51476f
  5. 413859
  6. 312a44
  7. 211c30
  8. 13101d
  9. 06050c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8777b5 with less saturation

  1. 8777b5
  2. 8678b0
  3. 867aab
  4. 857ba6
  5. 857ca1
  6. 847d9c
  7. 847f97
  8. 848092
  9. 83818d
  10. 838288

Questions about #8777b5

What color is #8777b5?

#8777b5 is soft violet. The closest named color is Dahlia Purple. In RGB it is rgb(135, 119, 181), in HSL hsl(255.48, 29.52%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.843% 0.09378 295.332).

What colors go well with #8777b5?

The complementary color of #8777b5 is #818944. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6781bb and #9f6fa1. The triadic partners are #ae7349 and #379580.

Is white or black text more readable on #8777b5?

White text reads better on #8777b5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and black gives 5.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8777b5 a warm or cool color?

#8777b5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.094.