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#8964ce color: Soft violet

#8964ce is rgb(137, 100, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.936% 0.15848 297.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

58.9%
0.158
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
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8964ce

#8964ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.158 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 4.78:1, 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: #8964ce mixed with white

  1. 8964ce
  2. 9474d4
  3. 9f84da
  4. aa93df
  5. b6a2e4
  6. c1b2e9
  7. cdc1ee
  8. d9d0f3
  9. e6e0f7
  10. f2effb

Darker: #8964ce mixed with black

  1. 8964ce
  2. 7656b3
  3. 644898
  4. 533b7f
  5. 422e66
  6. 31224e
  7. 221638
  8. 140b23
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8964ce with less saturation

  1. 8964ce
  2. 8868c6
  3. 866bbe
  4. 856eb7
  5. 8370af
  6. 8273a7
  7. 81759f
  8. 807796
  9. 7f798e
  10. 7e7b86

Questions about #8964ce

What color is #8964ce?

#8964ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(137, 100, 206), in HSL hsl(260.94, 51.96%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.936% 0.15848 297.423).

What colors go well with #8964ce?

The complementary color of #8964ce is #778800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5475da and #ad56ad. The triadic partners are #c05e00 and #00957c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8964ce?

White text reads better on #8964ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8964ce a warm or cool color?

#8964ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.158.