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#8a6fa6 color: Fairy Wren

#8a6fa6 is rgb(138, 111, 166) in RGB and oklch(58.87% 0.08737 306.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

58.9%
0.087
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6fa6

#8a6fa6 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #8a6fa6 mixed with white

  1. 8a6fa6
  2. 957daf
  3. a08bb8
  4. ac99c1
  5. b7a7ca
  6. c3b5d3
  7. cfc4dc
  8. dbd2e4
  9. e7e1ed
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #8a6fa6 mixed with black

  1. 8a6fa6
  2. 776090
  3. 65517a
  4. 534265
  5. 423451
  6. 32273e
  7. 221a2b
  8. 140e1a
  9. 07040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8a6fa6 with less saturation

  1. 8a6fa6
  2. 8971a2
  3. 87729e
  4. 86749a
  5. 857596
  6. 837692
  7. 82788e
  8. 81798a
  9. 7f7a85
  10. 7e7c81

Questions about #8a6fa6

What color is #8a6fa6?

#8a6fa6 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(138, 111, 166), in HSL hsl(269.45, 23.61%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.87% 0.08737 306.367).

What colors go well with #8a6fa6?

The complementary color of #8a6fa6 is #6f864c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6f78b1 and #9e6890. The triadic partners are #a07241 and #308e85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6fa6?

White text reads better on #8a6fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6fa6 a warm or cool color?

#8a6fa6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.087.