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#8a4fa5 color: Vicious Violet

#8a4fa5 is rgb(138, 79, 165) in RGB and oklch(53.231% 0.14254 314.205) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

53.2%
0.143
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8a4fa5

#8a4fa5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.61:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a4fa5 mixed with white

  1. 8a4fa5
  2. 9561ae
  3. a172b8
  4. ad83c1
  5. b895ca
  6. c4a6d3
  7. d0b7dc
  8. dbc9e5
  9. e7dbee
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #8a4fa5 mixed with black

  1. 8a4fa5
  2. 77448f
  3. 653879
  4. 532e65
  5. 422351
  6. 32193d
  7. 22102b
  8. 14071a
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4fa5 with less saturation

  1. 8a4fa5
  2. 8753a0
  3. 84579a
  4. 825a95
  5. 7f5d8f
  6. 7c6089
  7. 796384
  8. 76657e
  9. 736878
  10. 6f6a72

Questions about #8a4fa5

What color is #8a4fa5?

#8a4fa5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(138, 79, 165), in HSL hsl(281.16, 35.25%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.231% 0.14254 314.205).

What colors go well with #8a4fa5?

The complementary color of #8a4fa5 is #477d16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #655dbb and #a34580. The triadic partners are #985e00 and #007f7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4fa5?

White text reads better on #8a4fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4fa5 a warm or cool color?

#8a4fa5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.143.