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#8a3b86 color: Dahlia

#8a3b86 is rgb(138, 59, 134) in RGB and oklch(48.645% 0.14401 329.497) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

48.6%
0.144
329°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3b86

#8a3b86 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.88:1 contrast and black text 3.05:1, 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: #8a3b86 mixed with white

  1. 8a3b86
  2. 964f92
  3. a3629e
  4. af75aa
  5. ba89b6
  6. c69cc2
  7. d2afce
  8. ddc3da
  9. e9d7e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3b86 mixed with black

  1. 8a3b86
  2. 773274
  3. 652962
  4. 532151
  5. 421940
  6. 321130
  7. 220921
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3b86 with less saturation

  1. 8a3b86
  2. 864082
  3. 82457f
  4. 7f497b
  5. 7b4d77
  6. 765073
  7. 72546f
  8. 6e576b
  9. 695a67
  10. 645d63

Questions about #8a3b86

What color is #8a3b86?

#8a3b86 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 59, 134), in HSL hsl(303.04, 40.1%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.645% 0.14401 329.497).

What colors go well with #8a3b86?

The complementary color of #8a3b86 is #00742d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d48a4 and #9c335d. The triadic partners are #7a5a00 and #006e7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3b86?

White text reads better on #8a3b86: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3b86 a warm or cool color?

#8a3b86 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.144.