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#8b46bd color: Harley Hair Purple

#8b46bd is rgb(139, 70, 189) in RGB and oklch(53.529% 0.18359 308.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

53.5%
0.184
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8b46bd

#8b46bd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.184 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.66:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple (#8547b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-700.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b46bd mixed with white

  1. 8b46bd
  2. 965ac5
  3. a16dcc
  4. ad80d3
  5. b892da
  6. c4a4e1
  7. cfb6e7
  8. dbc8ee
  9. e7daf4
  10. f3edf9

Darker: #8b46bd mixed with black

  1. 8b46bd
  2. 783ca4
  3. 66328c
  4. 542874
  5. 431e5d
  6. 321547
  7. 230d33
  8. 14051f
  9. 07020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b46bd with less saturation

  1. 8b46bd
  2. 884cb5
  3. 8551ae
  4. 8256a6
  5. 7f5a9e
  6. 7c5e96
  7. 79628e
  8. 766586
  9. 73687e
  10. 706b76

Questions about #8b46bd

What color is #8b46bd?

#8b46bd is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(139, 70, 189), in HSL hsl(274.79, 47.41%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.529% 0.18359 308.08).

What colors go well with #8b46bd?

The complementary color of #8b46bd is #517d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #595ad4 and #ac3591. The triadic partners are #a05a00 and #008179.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b46bd?

White text reads better on #8b46bd: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b46bd a warm or cool color?

#8b46bd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.184.