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#8b47bc color: Harley Hair Purple

#8b47bc is rgb(139, 71, 188) in RGB and oklch(53.597% 0.18108 308.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

53.6%
0.181
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8b47bc

#8b47bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.181 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.64:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, 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: #8b47bc mixed with white

  1. 8b47bc
  2. 965bc4
  3. a16ecb
  4. ad80d2
  5. b892d9
  6. c4a4e0
  7. cfb6e7
  8. dbc8ed
  9. e7daf3
  10. f3edf9

Darker: #8b47bc mixed with black

  1. 8b47bc
  2. 783da3
  3. 66328b
  4. 542873
  5. 431f5d
  6. 321647
  7. 230d32
  8. 14061f
  9. 07020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b47bc with less saturation

  1. 8b47bc
  2. 884db4
  3. 8552ad
  4. 8257a5
  5. 7f5b9e
  6. 7c5f96
  7. 79628e
  8. 766586
  9. 73687e
  10. 706b76

Questions about #8b47bc

What color is #8b47bc?

#8b47bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(139, 71, 188), in HSL hsl(274.87, 46.61%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.597% 0.18108 308.234).

What colors go well with #8b47bc?

The complementary color of #8b47bc is #507e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a5ad3 and #ab3791. The triadic partners are #a05a00 and #00827a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b47bc?

White text reads better on #8b47bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b47bc a warm or cool color?

#8b47bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.181.