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#8a4eb8 color: Harley Hair Purple

#8a4eb8 is rgb(138, 78, 184) in RGB and oklch(54.21% 0.16587 307.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

54.2%
0.166
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8a4eb8

#8a4eb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, 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: #8a4eb8 mixed with white

  1. 8a4eb8
  2. 9561c0
  3. a072c8
  4. ac84cf
  5. b795d7
  6. c3a7de
  7. cfb8e5
  8. dbcaec
  9. e7dbf2
  10. f3edf9

Darker: #8a4eb8 mixed with black

  1. 8a4eb8
  2. 7743a0
  3. 653888
  4. 532d71
  5. 42235b
  6. 321945
  7. 220f31
  8. 14071e
  9. 07020c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a4eb8 with less saturation

  1. 8a4eb8
  2. 8753b1
  3. 8557aa
  4. 825ba3
  5. 7f5f9c
  6. 7d6295
  7. 7a658d
  8. 776886
  9. 756a7f
  10. 726d77

Questions about #8a4eb8

What color is #8a4eb8?

#8a4eb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 78, 184), in HSL hsl(273.96, 42.74%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.21% 0.16587 307.931).

What colors go well with #8a4eb8?

The complementary color of #8a4eb8 is #537f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c5fcd and #a94090. The triadic partners are #a35c00 and #00847b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4eb8?

White text reads better on #8a4eb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4eb8 a warm or cool color?

#8a4eb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.166.