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#8a6dd3 color: Soft violet

#8a6dd3 is rgb(138, 109, 211) in RGB and oklch(60.869% 0.15129 294.588) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

60.9%
0.151
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #8a6dd3

#8a6dd3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.03:1 contrast and black text 5.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8a6dd3 mixed with white

  1. 8a6dd3
  2. 957cd8
  3. 9f8bdd
  4. ab99e2
  5. b6a8e7
  6. c2b6ec
  7. cec5f0
  8. dad3f4
  9. e6e2f8
  10. f2f0fc

Darker: #8a6dd3 mixed with black

  1. 8a6dd3
  2. 775eb7
  3. 654f9c
  4. 534182
  5. 423369
  6. 322651
  7. 22193a
  8. 140d24
  9. 070410
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8a6dd3 with less saturation

  1. 8a6dd3
  2. 8970cb
  3. 8873c4
  4. 8775bc
  5. 8678b4
  6. 857aac
  7. 857ca4
  8. 847e9c
  9. 848094
  10. 83818b

Questions about #8a6dd3

What color is #8a6dd3?

#8a6dd3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(138, 109, 211), in HSL hsl(257.06, 53.68%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.869% 0.15129 294.588).

What colors go well with #8a6dd3?

The complementary color of #8a6dd3 is #828c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #547edd and #ae5fb5. The triadic partners are #c66501 and #009c7d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6dd3?

White text reads better on #8a6dd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and black gives 5.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6dd3 a warm or cool color?

#8a6dd3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.151.