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#8a3876 color: Violet Vixen

#8a3876 is rgb(138, 56, 118) in RGB and oklch(47.454% 0.13532 338.055) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

47.5%
0.135
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Cherry
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a3876

#8a3876 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.22:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3876 mixed with white

  1. 8a3876
  2. 974c83
  3. a36090
  4. af739e
  5. bb86ab
  6. c79ab9
  7. d2aec7
  8. dec2d5
  9. e9d6e3
  10. f4eaf1

Darker: #8a3876 mixed with black

  1. 8a3876
  2. 772f66
  3. 652756
  4. 531f47
  5. 421738
  6. 320f29
  7. 22081c
  8. 14040f
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3876 with less saturation

  1. 8a3876
  2. 863d74
  3. 824171
  4. 7e466e
  5. 7a496c
  6. 754d69
  7. 705067
  8. 6c5364
  9. 675661
  10. 61595f

Questions about #8a3876

What color is #8a3876?

#8a3876 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Vixen. In RGB it is rgb(138, 56, 118), in HSL hsl(314.63, 42.27%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.454% 0.13532 338.055).

What colors go well with #8a3876?

The complementary color of #8a3876 is #00713d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #714396 and #98334d. The triadic partners are #6e5b00 and #006983.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3876?

White text reads better on #8a3876: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3876 a warm or cool color?

#8a3876 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.135.