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#8a3875 color: Violet Vixen

#8a3875 is rgb(138, 56, 117) in RGB and oklch(47.407% 0.13454 338.641) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

47.4%
0.135
339°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a3875

#8a3875 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 339°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.23:1 contrast and black text 2.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3875 mixed with white

  1. 8a3875
  2. 974c82
  3. a3608f
  4. af739d
  5. bb86ab
  6. c79ab8
  7. d3aec6
  8. dec2d4
  9. e9d6e2
  10. f4eaf1

Darker: #8a3875 mixed with black

  1. 8a3875
  2. 772f65
  3. 652755
  4. 531f46
  5. 421737
  6. 320f29
  7. 22081c
  8. 14040f
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3875 with less saturation

  1. 8a3875
  2. 863d73
  3. 824170
  4. 7e466e
  5. 79496b
  6. 754d69
  7. 705066
  8. 6c5364
  9. 675661
  10. 61595e

Questions about #8a3875

What color is #8a3875?

#8a3875 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Vixen. In RGB it is rgb(138, 56, 117), in HSL hsl(315.37, 42.27%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.407% 0.13454 338.641).

What colors go well with #8a3875?

The complementary color of #8a3875 is #00713e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #724295 and #97334c. The triadic partners are #6d5b00 and #006984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3875?

White text reads better on #8a3875: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3875 a warm or cool color?

#8a3875 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 339 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.135.