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#8850aa color: Soft purple

#8850aa is rgb(136, 80, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.438% 0.14581 311.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

53.4%
0.146
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8850aa

#8850aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.56:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8850aa mixed with white

  1. 8850aa
  2. 9462b3
  3. 9f73bc
  4. ab84c5
  5. b795cd
  6. c2a7d6
  7. ceb8de
  8. dacae7
  9. e7dbef
  10. f3edf7

Darker: #8850aa mixed with black

  1. 8850aa
  2. 754493
  3. 63397d
  4. 522e68
  5. 412453
  6. 311a3f
  7. 22102d
  8. 13071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8850aa with less saturation

  1. 8850aa
  2. 8554a4
  3. 83589e
  4. 805b98
  5. 7d5e92
  6. 7b618c
  7. 786486
  8. 756680
  9. 73697a
  10. 706b73

Questions about #8850aa

What color is #8850aa?

#8850aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 80, 170), in HSL hsl(277.33, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.438% 0.14581 311.134).

What colors go well with #8850aa?

The complementary color of #8850aa is #4d7d01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #615fbe and #a34586. The triadic partners are #9c5c00 and #00817d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8850aa?

White text reads better on #8850aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8850aa a warm or cool color?

#8850aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.146.