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#8a3877 color: Violet Vixen

#8a3877 is rgb(138, 56, 119) in RGB and oklch(47.501% 0.1361 337.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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314°
100%

47.5%
0.136
337°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a3877

#8a3877 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 337°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 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-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3877 mixed with white

  1. 8a3877
  2. 974c84
  3. a36091
  4. af739e
  5. bb86ac
  6. c79ab9
  7. d2aec7
  8. dec2d5
  9. e9d6e3
  10. f4eaf1

Darker: #8a3877 mixed with black

  1. 8a3877
  2. 772f67
  3. 652757
  4. 531f47
  5. 421738
  6. 320f2a
  7. 22081c
  8. 140410
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3877 with less saturation

  1. 8a3877
  2. 863d74
  3. 824272
  4. 7e466f
  5. 7a4a6d
  6. 754d6a
  7. 715067
  8. 6c5464
  9. 675762
  10. 62595f

Questions about #8a3877

What color is #8a3877?

#8a3877 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Vixen. In RGB it is rgb(138, 56, 119), in HSL hsl(313.9, 42.27%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.501% 0.1361 337.476).

What colors go well with #8a3877?

The complementary color of #8a3877 is #00723c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #714396 and #98334e. The triadic partners are #6f5b00 and #006983.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3877?

White text reads better on #8a3877: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3877 a warm or cool color?

#8a3877 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 337 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.136.