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#8a5fa7 color: Chive Blossom

#8a5fa7 is rgb(138, 95, 167) in RGB and oklch(55.984% 0.11725 310.576) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

56%
0.117
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a5fa7

#8a5fa7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a5fa7 mixed with white

  1. 8a5fa7
  2. 956fb0
  3. a17eb9
  4. ac8ec2
  5. b89dcb
  6. c3add4
  7. cfbddc
  8. dbcee5
  9. e7deee
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #8a5fa7 mixed with black

  1. 8a5fa7
  2. 775291
  3. 65447b
  4. 533866
  5. 422c52
  6. 32203e
  7. 22152c
  8. 140a1a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5fa7 with less saturation

  1. 8a5fa7
  2. 8862a2
  3. 86649d
  4. 846798
  5. 816993
  6. 7f6b8e
  7. 7d6d89
  8. 7b6f84
  9. 79717f
  10. 77737a

Questions about #8a5fa7

What color is #8a5fa7?

#8a5fa7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(138, 95, 167), in HSL hsl(275.83, 29.03%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.984% 0.11725 310.576).

What colors go well with #8a5fa7?

The complementary color of #8a5fa7 is #5c8232. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686bb7 and #a15789. The triadic partners are #9f660c and #008984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5fa7?

White text reads better on #8a5fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5fa7 a warm or cool color?

#8a5fa7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.117.