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#8a6ca8 color: Fairy Wren

#8a6ca8 is rgb(138, 108, 168) in RGB and oklch(58.395% 0.09541 306.598) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

58.4%
0.095
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a6ca8

#8a6ca8 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a6ca8 mixed with white

  1. 8a6ca8
  2. 957ab1
  3. a088ba
  4. ac97c2
  5. b7a5cb
  6. c3b4d4
  7. cfc2dd
  8. dbd1e5
  9. e7e0ee
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #8a6ca8 mixed with black

  1. 8a6ca8
  2. 775d92
  3. 654e7c
  4. 534067
  5. 423252
  6. 32253f
  7. 22192c
  8. 140d1a
  9. 07040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a6ca8 with less saturation

  1. 8a6ca8
  2. 896ea4
  3. 87709f
  4. 86719b
  5. 847397
  6. 837492
  7. 81768e
  8. 807789
  9. 7e7985
  10. 7d7a80

Questions about #8a6ca8

What color is #8a6ca8?

#8a6ca8 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(138, 108, 168), in HSL hsl(270, 25.64%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.395% 0.09541 306.598).

What colors go well with #8a6ca8?

The complementary color of #8a6ca8 is #6d8645. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d76b4 and #9f6590. The triadic partners are #a16f38 and #1d8d84.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6ca8?

White text reads better on #8a6ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6ca8 a warm or cool color?

#8a6ca8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.095.