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#8a46a2 color: Murasaki Purple

#8a46a2 is rgb(138, 70, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.718% 0.15402 316.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

51.7%
0.154
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8a46a2

#8a46a2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a46a2 mixed with white

  1. 8a46a2
  2. 9659ac
  3. a16bb5
  4. ad7ebf
  5. b990c8
  6. c4a2d2
  7. d0b4db
  8. dcc7e4
  9. e8d9ed
  10. f3ecf6

Darker: #8a46a2 mixed with black

  1. 8a46a2
  2. 773c8c
  3. 653277
  4. 532863
  5. 421e4f
  6. 32153c
  7. 220d2a
  8. 140519
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a46a2 with less saturation

  1. 8a46a2
  2. 874b9c
  3. 844f97
  4. 805391
  5. 7d578c
  6. 7a5a86
  7. 765d80
  8. 73607a
  9. 6f6374
  10. 6c666e

Questions about #8a46a2

What color is #8a46a2?

#8a46a2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 162), in HSL hsl(284.35, 39.66%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.718% 0.15402 316.475).

What colors go well with #8a46a2?

The complementary color of #8a46a2 is #387b03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6455bb and #a33b7a. The triadic partners are #915b00 and #007a7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a46a2?

White text reads better on #8a46a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a46a2 a warm or cool color?

#8a46a2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.154.