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#8a3a86 color: Purple Sultan

#8a3a86 is rgb(138, 58, 134) in RGB and oklch(48.513% 0.14561 329.503) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

48.5%
0.146
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3a86

#8a3a86 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.93:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3a86 mixed with white

  1. 8a3a86
  2. 964e92
  3. a3629e
  4. af75aa
  5. bb88b6
  6. c69bc2
  7. d2afce
  8. ddc3da
  9. e9d7e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3a86 mixed with black

  1. 8a3a86
  2. 773174
  3. 652862
  4. 532051
  5. 421840
  6. 321030
  7. 220921
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3a86 with less saturation

  1. 8a3a86
  2. 863f82
  3. 82447f
  4. 7e487b
  5. 7a4c77
  6. 765073
  7. 72536f
  8. 6d566b
  9. 695967
  10. 645c63

Questions about #8a3a86

What color is #8a3a86?

#8a3a86 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Sultan. In RGB it is rgb(138, 58, 134), in HSL hsl(303, 40.82%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.513% 0.14561 329.503).

What colors go well with #8a3a86?

The complementary color of #8a3a86 is #00742c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c47a4 and #9c325c. The triadic partners are #795a00 and #006e7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3a86?

White text reads better on #8a3a86: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3a86 a warm or cool color?

#8a3a86 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.146.