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#8a5fa8 color: Chive Blossom

#8a5fa8 is rgb(138, 95, 168) in RGB and oklch(56.036% 0.1185 310.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

56%
0.118
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a5fa8

#8a5fa8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 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: #8a5fa8 mixed with white

  1. 8a5fa8
  2. 956fb1
  3. a17eba
  4. ac8ec3
  5. b89ecc
  6. c3add4
  7. cfbddd
  8. dbcee6
  9. e7deee
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8a5fa8 mixed with black

  1. 8a5fa8
  2. 775292
  3. 65447c
  4. 533867
  5. 422c52
  6. 32203f
  7. 22152c
  8. 140a1a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5fa8 with less saturation

  1. 8a5fa8
  2. 8862a3
  3. 86649e
  4. 846799
  5. 826994
  6. 7f6b8f
  7. 7d6d8a
  8. 7b6f85
  9. 79717f
  10. 77737a

Questions about #8a5fa8

What color is #8a5fa8?

#8a5fa8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(138, 95, 168), in HSL hsl(275.34, 29.55%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.036% 0.1185 310.178).

What colors go well with #8a5fa8?

The complementary color of #8a5fa8 is #5d8230. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686bb8 and #a2568a. The triadic partners are #a06609 and #008984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5fa8?

White text reads better on #8a5fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5fa8 a warm or cool color?

#8a5fa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.118.