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#8a6fa1 color: Babiana

#8a6fa1 is rgb(138, 111, 161) in RGB and oklch(58.644% 0.08068 308.698) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

58.6%
0.081
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Slate
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a6fa1

#8a6fa1 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Babiana (#876fa3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a6fa1 mixed with white

  1. 8a6fa1
  2. 957daa
  3. a08bb4
  4. ac99bd
  5. b7a7c6
  6. c3b5d0
  7. cfc4d9
  8. dbd2e3
  9. e7e1ec
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #8a6fa1 mixed with black

  1. 8a6fa1
  2. 77608b
  3. 655176
  4. 534262
  5. 42344e
  6. 32273c
  7. 221a2a
  8. 140e19
  9. 070409
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8a6fa1 with less saturation

  1. 8a6fa1
  2. 89719d
  3. 87729a
  4. 867396
  5. 847593
  6. 83768f
  7. 82778b
  8. 807987
  9. 7f7a84
  10. 7d7b80

Questions about #8a6fa1

What color is #8a6fa1?

#8a6fa1 is muted purple. The closest named color is Babiana. In RGB it is rgb(138, 111, 161), in HSL hsl(272.4, 21.01%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.644% 0.08068 308.698).

What colors go well with #8a6fa1?

The complementary color of #8a6fa1 is #6e8651. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7177ac and #9c698c. The triadic partners are #9c7345 and #388c86.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6fa1?

White text reads better on #8a6fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6fa1 a warm or cool color?

#8a6fa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.081.