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#8a4fa3 color: Vicious Violet

#8a4fa3 is rgb(138, 79, 163) in RGB and oklch(53.119% 0.14028 314.985) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

53.1%
0.140
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8a4fa3

#8a4fa3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #8a4fa3 mixed with white

  1. 8a4fa3
  2. 9661ad
  3. a172b6
  4. ad83bf
  5. b894c9
  6. c4a6d2
  7. d0b7db
  8. dbc9e4
  9. e7dbed
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #8a4fa3 mixed with black

  1. 8a4fa3
  2. 77448d
  3. 653878
  4. 532e63
  5. 42234f
  6. 32193c
  7. 22102a
  8. 140719
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4fa3 with less saturation

  1. 8a4fa3
  2. 87539e
  3. 845698
  4. 815a93
  5. 7f5d8e
  6. 7c6088
  7. 796283
  8. 76657d
  9. 726778
  10. 6f6a72

Questions about #8a4fa3

What color is #8a4fa3?

#8a4fa3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(138, 79, 163), in HSL hsl(282.14, 34.71%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.119% 0.14028 314.985).

What colors go well with #8a4fa3?

The complementary color of #8a4fa3 is #457d1b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #665db9 and #a2457e. The triadic partners are #975e00 and #007f80.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4fa3?

White text reads better on #8a4fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4fa3 a warm or cool color?

#8a4fa3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.14.