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#8869ca color: Soft violet

#8869ca is rgb(136, 105, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.457% 0.1454 296.456) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

59.5%
0.145
296°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8869ca

#8869ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8869ca mixed with white

  1. 8869ca
  2. 9378d0
  3. 9e87d6
  4. a996dc
  5. b5a5e1
  6. c1b4e7
  7. cdc3ec
  8. d9d2f1
  9. e6e1f6
  10. f2f0fb

Darker: #8869ca mixed with black

  1. 8869ca
  2. 755aaf
  3. 634c95
  4. 523e7c
  5. 413164
  6. 31244d
  7. 221837
  8. 130c22
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8869ca with less saturation

  1. 8869ca
  2. 876cc3
  3. 866fbb
  4. 8571b4
  5. 8374ad
  6. 8376a5
  7. 82789e
  8. 817a96
  9. 807b8e
  10. 7f7d86

Questions about #8869ca

What color is #8869ca?

#8869ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(136, 105, 202), in HSL hsl(259.18, 47.78%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.457% 0.1454 296.456).

What colors go well with #8869ca?

The complementary color of #8869ca is #7a8800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5679d5 and #aa5cac. The triadic partners are #bd6300 and #00977c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8869ca?

White text reads better on #8869ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8869ca a warm or cool color?

#8869ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.145.