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#8a3f86 color: Dahlia

#8a3f86 is rgb(138, 63, 134) in RGB and oklch(49.192% 0.13743 329.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

49.2%
0.137
329°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3f86

#8a3f86 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, 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: #8a3f86 mixed with white

  1. 8a3f86
  2. 965292
  3. a2659e
  4. ae78aa
  5. ba8bb6
  6. c69dc2
  7. d2b1ce
  8. ddc4da
  9. e8d7e6
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3f86 mixed with black

  1. 8a3f86
  2. 773574
  3. 652c62
  4. 532351
  5. 421b40
  6. 321230
  7. 220a21
  8. 140413
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3f86 with less saturation

  1. 8a3f86
  2. 864482
  3. 83487f
  4. 7f4c7b
  5. 7b4f78
  6. 775374
  7. 735670
  8. 6f596c
  9. 6a5c69
  10. 665e65

Questions about #8a3f86

What color is #8a3f86?

#8a3f86 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 63, 134), in HSL hsl(303.2, 37.31%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.192% 0.13743 329.475).

What colors go well with #8a3f86?

The complementary color of #8a3f86 is #007532. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d4ba3 and #9b385e. The triadic partners are #7c5c00 and #007081.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3f86?

White text reads better on #8a3f86: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3f86 a warm or cool color?

#8a3f86 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.137.