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#8a3c83 color: Dahlia

#8a3c83 is rgb(138, 60, 131) in RGB and oklch(48.625% 0.13968 331.032) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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305°
100%

48.6%
0.140
331°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3c83

#8a3c83 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 331°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.87:1 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: #8a3c83 mixed with white

  1. 8a3c83
  2. 96508f
  3. a3639b
  4. af76a8
  5. ba89b4
  6. c69cc0
  7. d2afcd
  8. ddc3d9
  9. e9d7e6
  10. f4ebf2

Darker: #8a3c83 mixed with black

  1. 8a3c83
  2. 773371
  3. 652a60
  4. 53214f
  5. 42193f
  6. 32112f
  7. 220a20
  8. 140412
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3c83 with less saturation

  1. 8a3c83
  2. 864180
  3. 82457c
  4. 7f4979
  5. 7b4d75
  6. 765172
  7. 72546e
  8. 6e576a
  9. 695a67
  10. 645d63

Questions about #8a3c83

What color is #8a3c83?

#8a3c83 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 60, 131), in HSL hsl(305.38, 39.39%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.625% 0.13968 331.032).

What colors go well with #8a3c83?

The complementary color of #8a3c83 is #007432. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e48a1 and #9b355b. The triadic partners are #785b00 and #006e81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3c83?

White text reads better on #8a3c83: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3c83 a warm or cool color?

#8a3c83 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 331 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.14.