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#8850ab color: Soft purple

#8850ab is rgb(136, 80, 171) in RGB and oklch(53.496% 0.14697 310.783) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

53.5%
0.147
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.78:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8850ab

#8850ab is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.55:1 contrast and black text 3.78:1, 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: #8850ab mixed with white

  1. 8850ab
  2. 9362b4
  3. 9f73bd
  4. ab84c6
  5. b795ce
  6. c2a7d7
  7. ceb8df
  8. dacae7
  9. e7dbef
  10. f3edf7

Darker: #8850ab mixed with black

  1. 8850ab
  2. 754494
  3. 63397e
  4. 522e68
  5. 412454
  6. 311a40
  7. 22102d
  8. 13071b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8850ab with less saturation

  1. 8850ab
  2. 8554a5
  3. 83589f
  4. 805b99
  5. 7d5e93
  6. 7b618d
  7. 786487
  8. 756680
  9. 73697a
  10. 706b74

Questions about #8850ab

What color is #8850ab?

#8850ab is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(136, 80, 171), in HSL hsl(276.92, 36.25%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.496% 0.14697 310.783).

What colors go well with #8850ab?

The complementary color of #8850ab is #4e7d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #605fbf and #a34586. The triadic partners are #9d5c00 and #00817c.

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

White text reads better on #8850ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and black gives 3.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8850ab a warm or cool color?

#8850ab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.147.