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#8a6be3 color: Bright violet

#8a6be3 is rgb(138, 107, 227) in RGB and oklch(61.505% 0.17513 292.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

61.5%
0.175
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #8a6be3

#8a6be3 is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.175 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8a6be3 mixed with white

  1. 8a6be3
  2. 947be7
  3. 9f8aeb
  4. aa99ee
  5. b5a8f1
  6. c1b6f4
  7. cdc5f7
  8. d9d3fa
  9. e6e2fc
  10. f2f0fd

Darker: #8a6be3 mixed with black

  1. 8a6be3
  2. 775cc5
  3. 654ea8
  4. 533f8c
  5. 423271
  6. 322557
  7. 22183f
  8. 140d27
  9. 070412
  10. 010003

Calmer: #8a6be3 with less saturation

  1. 8a6be3
  2. 896fda
  3. 8872d1
  4. 8775c8
  5. 8778be
  6. 867bb5
  7. 857dac
  8. 857fa2
  9. 858198
  10. 85838f

Questions about #8a6be3

What color is #8a6be3?

#8a6be3 is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(138, 107, 227), in HSL hsl(255.5, 68.18%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.505% 0.17513 292.384).

What colors go well with #8a6be3?

The complementary color of #8a6be3 is #888d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #487fec and #b45ac1. The triadic partners are #d25e00 and #009f7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6be3?

White text reads better on #8a6be3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6be3 a warm or cool color?

#8a6be3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.175.