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#8a3b85 color: Dahlia

#8a3b85 is rgb(138, 59, 133) in RGB and oklch(48.593% 0.1431 330) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

48.6%
0.143
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3b85

#8a3b85 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dahlia (#8b4189). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3b85 mixed with white

  1. 8a3b85
  2. 964f91
  3. a3629d
  4. af75a9
  5. ba89b5
  6. c69cc1
  7. d2afce
  8. ddc3da
  9. e9d7e6
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3b85 mixed with black

  1. 8a3b85
  2. 773273
  3. 652961
  4. 532150
  5. 421940
  6. 321130
  7. 220921
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3b85 with less saturation

  1. 8a3b85
  2. 864081
  3. 82457e
  4. 7e497a
  5. 7a4d76
  6. 765073
  7. 72546f
  8. 6e576b
  9. 695a67
  10. 645c63

Questions about #8a3b85

What color is #8a3b85?

#8a3b85 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 59, 133), in HSL hsl(303.8, 40.1%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.593% 0.1431 330).

What colors go well with #8a3b85?

The complementary color of #8a3b85 is #00742e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d47a3 and #9c335c. The triadic partners are #795b00 and #006e7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3b85?

White text reads better on #8a3b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3b85 a warm or cool color?

#8a3b85 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.143.