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#8a4876 color: Thistle Mauve

#8a4876 is rgb(138, 72, 118) in RGB and oklch(49.797% 0.1076 339.777) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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318°
100%

49.8%
0.108
340°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4876

#8a4876 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Thistle Mauve (#834d7c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a4876 mixed with white

  1. 8a4876
  2. 965a83
  3. a26b90
  4. ae7d9d
  5. ba8fab
  6. c6a1b9
  7. d1b3c6
  8. ddc6d4
  9. e8d9e2
  10. f4ecf1

Darker: #8a4876 mixed with black

  1. 8a4876
  2. 773d66
  3. 653356
  4. 532947
  5. 421f38
  6. 321629
  7. 220d1c
  8. 14060f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4876 with less saturation

  1. 8a4876
  2. 874b74
  3. 834e72
  4. 7f5170
  5. 7c546e
  6. 78576c
  7. 74596b
  8. 705c69
  9. 6c5e67
  10. 676065

Questions about #8a4876

What color is #8a4876?

#8a4876 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Thistle Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(138, 72, 118), in HSL hsl(318.18, 31.43%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.797% 0.1076 339.777).

What colors go well with #8a4876?

The complementary color of #8a4876 is #11754d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #755090 and #954655. The triadic partners are #726300 and #00708c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4876?

White text reads better on #8a4876: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4876 a warm or cool color?

#8a4876 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.108.