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#8a4476 color: Purple Peril

#8a4476 is rgb(138, 68, 118) in RGB and oklch(49.171% 0.11481 339.23) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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317°
100%

49.2%
0.115
339°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4476

#8a4476 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 339°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.63:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a4476 mixed with white

  1. 8a4476
  2. 965683
  3. a26890
  4. ae7a9d
  5. ba8dab
  6. c69fb9
  7. d2b2c6
  8. ddc5d4
  9. e9d8e2
  10. f4ebf1

Darker: #8a4476 mixed with black

  1. 8a4476
  2. 773a66
  3. 653056
  4. 532647
  5. 421d38
  6. 321429
  7. 220c1c
  8. 14050f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4476 with less saturation

  1. 8a4476
  2. 864874
  3. 834b72
  4. 7f4e70
  5. 7b516e
  6. 77546c
  7. 735769
  8. 6f5a67
  9. 6a5c65
  10. 665e63

Questions about #8a4476

What color is #8a4476?

#8a4476 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 118), in HSL hsl(317.14, 33.98%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.171% 0.11481 339.23).

What colors go well with #8a4476?

The complementary color of #8a4476 is #007449. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #744c92 and #964153. The triadic partners are #716100 and #006e8b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4476?

White text reads better on #8a4476: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4476 a warm or cool color?

#8a4476 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 339 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.115.