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#8a3e85 color: Dahlia

#8a3e85 is rgb(138, 62, 133) in RGB and oklch(49.001% 0.13818 329.997) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

49%
0.138
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3e85

#8a3e85 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.76:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, 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: #8a3e85 mixed with white

  1. 8a3e85
  2. 965191
  3. a2649d
  4. ae77a9
  5. ba8ab5
  6. c69dc1
  7. d2b0ce
  8. ddc4da
  9. e8d7e6
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3e85 mixed with black

  1. 8a3e85
  2. 773573
  3. 652b61
  4. 532350
  5. 421a40
  6. 321230
  7. 220a21
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3e85 with less saturation

  1. 8a3e85
  2. 864381
  3. 83477e
  4. 7f4b7a
  5. 7b4f77
  6. 775273
  7. 73556f
  8. 6e586c
  9. 6a5b68
  10. 655e64

Questions about #8a3e85

What color is #8a3e85?

#8a3e85 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 62, 133), in HSL hsl(303.95, 38%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.001% 0.13818 329.997).

What colors go well with #8a3e85?

The complementary color of #8a3e85 is #007532. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d4aa2 and #9b375d. The triadic partners are #7b5c00 and #006f81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3e85?

White text reads better on #8a3e85: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3e85 a warm or cool color?

#8a3e85 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.138.