Skip to the color picker

#8a5296 color: Cosmic Berry

#8a5296 is rgb(138, 82, 150) in RGB and oklch(52.909% 0.12044 320.362) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

289°
100%

52.9%
0.120
320°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 41%

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

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a5296

#8a5296 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 320°.

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 Cosmic Berry (#8b4f90). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8a5296 mixed with white

  1. 8a5296
  2. 9663a1
  3. a174ab
  4. ad84b6
  5. b995c0
  6. c4a7cb
  7. d0b8d5
  8. dcc9e0
  9. e7dbea
  10. f3edf5

Darker: #8a5296 mixed with black

  1. 8a5296
  2. 774682
  3. 653b6e
  4. 532f5b
  5. 422549
  6. 321a37
  7. 221126
  8. 140816
  9. 070208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5296 with less saturation

  1. 8a5296
  2. 875592
  3. 84588e
  4. 815b8a
  5. 7e5e85
  6. 7b6081
  7. 78637d
  8. 756579
  9. 726774
  10. 6f6970

Questions about #8a5296

What color is #8a5296?

#8a5296 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Cosmic Berry. In RGB it is rgb(138, 82, 150), in HSL hsl(289.41, 29.31%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.909% 0.12044 320.362).

What colors go well with #8a5296?

The complementary color of #8a5296 is #417c35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c5dab and #9e4b75. The triadic partners are #8f6200 and #007d85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5296?

White text reads better on #8a5296: 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 #8a5296 a warm or cool color?

#8a5296 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.12.