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#8949be color: Harley Hair Purple

#8949be is rgb(137, 73, 190) in RGB and oklch(53.768% 0.17983 306.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

53.8%
0.180
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8949be

#8949be is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.18 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.58:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple (#8547b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-700.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8949be mixed with white

  1. 8949be
  2. 945dc6
  3. a06fcd
  4. ab81d4
  5. b793db
  6. c2a5e1
  7. ceb7e8
  8. dac9ee
  9. e6dbf4
  10. f3edfa

Darker: #8949be mixed with black

  1. 8949be
  2. 763ea5
  3. 64348c
  4. 532a75
  5. 42205e
  6. 311748
  7. 220e33
  8. 14061f
  9. 07020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8949be with less saturation

  1. 8949be
  2. 864fb6
  3. 8354af
  4. 8158a7
  5. 7e5c9f
  6. 7b6097
  7. 79638f
  8. 766687
  9. 73697f
  10. 716b76

Questions about #8949be

What color is #8949be?

#8949be is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(137, 73, 190), in HSL hsl(272.82, 47.37%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.768% 0.17983 306.491).

What colors go well with #8949be?

The complementary color of #8949be is #567d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575cd3 and #aa3994. The triadic partners are #a25900 and #008278.

Is white or black text more readable on #8949be?

White text reads better on #8949be: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8949be a warm or cool color?

#8949be is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.18.