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#8985be color: Brocade

#8985be is rgb(137, 133, 190) in RGB and oklch(64.215% 0.0846 286.971) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

64.2%
0.085
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-400
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8985be

#8985be is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brocade (#8c87c5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8985be mixed with white

  1. 8985be
  2. 9491c5
  3. 9f9dcb
  4. aba9d2
  5. b6b5d9
  6. c2c1df
  7. cecde6
  8. dad9ec
  9. e6e6f2
  10. f2f2f9

Darker: #8985be mixed with black

  1. 8985be
  2. 7673a5
  3. 64618c
  4. 535075
  5. 42405e
  6. 313048
  7. 222133
  8. 14131f
  9. 07060d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8985be with less saturation

  1. 8985be
  2. 8986b9
  3. 8a87b4
  4. 8a88b0
  5. 8a89ab
  6. 8a89a6
  7. 8b8aa1
  8. 8b8b9c
  9. 8c8b97
  10. 8c8c92

Questions about #8985be

What color is #8985be?

#8985be is soft violet. The closest named color is Brocade. In RGB it is rgb(137, 133, 190), in HSL hsl(244.21, 30.48%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.215% 0.0846 286.971).

What colors go well with #8985be?

The complementary color of #8985be is #929152. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b8fc0 and #a27daf. The triadic partners are #b87d60 and #559d82.

Is white or black text more readable on #8985be?

White text reads better on #8985be: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8985be a warm or cool color?

#8985be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.085.