#8955aa color: Soft purple
#8955aa is rgb(137, 85, 170) in RGB and oklch(54.348% 0.13783 310.828) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Amethyst
- mauve-500
- Black 33%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #8955aa
#8955aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 311°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 5.33:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.
Lighter: #8955aa mixed with white
Darker: #8955aa mixed with black
Calmer: #8955aa with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #8955aa
Questions about #8955aa
What color is #8955aa?
#8955aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(137, 85, 170), in HSL hsl(276.71, 33.33%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.348% 0.13783 310.828).
What colors go well with #8955aa?
The complementary color of #8955aa is #527f17. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6363bd and #a34b87. The triadic partners are #a05e00 and #00847f.
Is white or black text more readable on #8955aa?
White text reads better on #8955aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8955aa a warm or cool color?
#8955aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.138.