Skip to the color picker

#8864cf color: Soft violet

#8864cf is rgb(136, 100, 207) in RGB and oklch(58.9% 0.15964 296.728) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

260°
100%

58.9%
0.160
297°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8864cf

#8864cf is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, 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: #8864cf mixed with white

  1. 8864cf
  2. 9374d5
  3. 9e84da
  4. a993e0
  5. b5a2e5
  6. c1b2ea
  7. cdc1ee
  8. d9d0f3
  9. e5e0f7
  10. f2effb

Darker: #8864cf mixed with black

  1. 8864cf
  2. 7556b4
  3. 634899
  4. 523b7f
  5. 412e67
  6. 31224f
  7. 221638
  8. 130b23
  9. 060310
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8864cf with less saturation

  1. 8864cf
  2. 8768c7
  3. 856bbf
  4. 846eb7
  5. 8370af
  6. 8273a7
  7. 80759f
  8. 7f7797
  9. 7e798e
  10. 7e7b86

Questions about #8864cf

What color is #8864cf?

#8864cf is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 100, 207), in HSL hsl(260.19, 52.71%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.9% 0.15964 296.728).

What colors go well with #8864cf?

The complementary color of #8864cf is #788700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5276db and #ac55ae. The triadic partners are #c15e00 and #00957b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8864cf?

White text reads better on #8864cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8864cf a warm or cool color?

#8864cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.16.