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#8a48c0 color: Harley Hair Purple

#8a48c0 is rgb(138, 72, 192) in RGB and oklch(53.88% 0.18375 306.535) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

53.9%
0.184
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8a48c0

#8a48c0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.184 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.57:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple (#8547b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-700.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a48c0 mixed with white

  1. 8a48c0
  2. 955cc7
  3. a06fcf
  4. ac81d5
  5. b793dc
  6. c3a5e3
  7. cfb7e9
  8. dbc9ef
  9. e7dbf4
  10. f3edfa

Darker: #8a48c0 mixed with black

  1. 8a48c0
  2. 773da7
  3. 65338e
  4. 532976
  5. 421f5f
  6. 321649
  7. 220d34
  8. 140620
  9. 07020e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a48c0 with less saturation

  1. 8a48c0
  2. 874eb8
  3. 8453b0
  4. 8258a8
  5. 7f5ca0
  6. 7c6098
  7. 796390
  8. 766688
  9. 746980
  10. 716c77

Questions about #8a48c0

What color is #8a48c0?

#8a48c0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 72, 192), in HSL hsl(273, 48.78%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.88% 0.18375 306.535).

What colors go well with #8a48c0?

The complementary color of #8a48c0 is #567d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #575cd6 and #ac3795. The triadic partners are #a35a00 and #008379.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a48c0?

White text reads better on #8a48c0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a48c0 a warm or cool color?

#8a48c0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 53.9% and its chroma 0.184.