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#8a4cb6 color: Harley Hair Purple

#8a4cb6 is rgb(138, 76, 182) in RGB and oklch(53.793% 0.16667 308.839) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

53.8%
0.167
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8a4cb6

#8a4cb6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.54:1 contrast and black text 3.79:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a4cb6 mixed with white

  1. 8a4cb6
  2. 955fbe
  3. a171c6
  4. ac83ce
  5. b894d5
  6. c3a6dd
  7. cfb7e4
  8. dbc9eb
  9. e7dbf2
  10. f3edf9

Darker: #8a4cb6 mixed with black

  1. 8a4cb6
  2. 77419e
  3. 653686
  4. 532c6f
  5. 422259
  6. 321844
  7. 220f30
  8. 14061d
  9. 07020c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a4cb6 with less saturation

  1. 8a4cb6
  2. 8751af
  3. 8455a8
  4. 8259a1
  5. 7f5d9a
  6. 7c6093
  7. 79648c
  8. 766685
  9. 74697d
  10. 716c76

Questions about #8a4cb6

What color is #8a4cb6?

#8a4cb6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 76, 182), in HSL hsl(275.09, 42.06%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.793% 0.16667 308.839).

What colors go well with #8a4cb6?

The complementary color of #8a4cb6 is #4f7f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c5dcc and #a83e8e. The triadic partners are #a05b00 and #00827b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4cb6?

White text reads better on #8a4cb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and black gives 3.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4cb6 a warm or cool color?

#8a4cb6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.167.