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#8a4fa6 color: Vicious Violet

#8a4fa6 is rgb(138, 79, 166) in RGB and oklch(53.288% 0.14368 313.824) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

53.3%
0.144
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8a4fa6

#8a4fa6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a4fa6 mixed with white

  1. 8a4fa6
  2. 9561af
  3. a172b9
  4. ad83c2
  5. b895cb
  6. c4a6d4
  7. d0b7dd
  8. dbc9e5
  9. e7dbee
  10. f3edf7

Darker: #8a4fa6 mixed with black

  1. 8a4fa6
  2. 774490
  3. 65387a
  4. 532e65
  5. 422351
  6. 32193e
  7. 22102b
  8. 14071a
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4fa6 with less saturation

  1. 8a4fa6
  2. 8753a0
  3. 84579b
  4. 825a95
  5. 7f5d90
  6. 7c608a
  7. 796384
  8. 76657f
  9. 736879
  10. 706a73

Questions about #8a4fa6

What color is #8a4fa6?

#8a4fa6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(138, 79, 166), in HSL hsl(280.69, 35.51%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.288% 0.14368 313.824).

What colors go well with #8a4fa6?

The complementary color of #8a4fa6 is #477d13. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #645dbc and #a34581. The triadic partners are #995e00 and #00807f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4fa6?

White text reads better on #8a4fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4fa6 a warm or cool color?

#8a4fa6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.144.