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#8b4abe color: Harley Hair Purple

#8b4abe is rgb(139, 74, 190) in RGB and oklch(54.138% 0.17894 307.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

54.1%
0.179
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.82:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8b4abe

#8b4abe is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.179 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast and black text 3.82:1, 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: #8b4abe mixed with white

  1. 8b4abe
  2. 965dc6
  3. a170cd
  4. ad82d4
  5. b894db
  6. c4a6e1
  7. cfb7e8
  8. dbc9ee
  9. e7dbf4
  10. f3edfa

Darker: #8b4abe mixed with black

  1. 8b4abe
  2. 783fa5
  3. 66358c
  4. 542a75
  5. 43205e
  6. 321748
  7. 230e33
  8. 14061f
  9. 07020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b4abe with less saturation

  1. 8b4abe
  2. 8850b6
  3. 8555af
  4. 8359a7
  5. 805d9f
  6. 7d6198
  7. 7a6490
  8. 776788
  9. 756a80
  10. 726c77

Questions about #8b4abe

What color is #8b4abe?

#8b4abe is soft purple. The closest named color is Harley Hair Purple. In RGB it is rgb(139, 74, 190), in HSL hsl(273.62, 47.15%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.138% 0.17894 307.259).

What colors go well with #8b4abe?

The complementary color of #8b4abe is #547f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #595dd4 and #ac3a94. The triadic partners are #a35b00 and #00837a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4abe?

White text reads better on #8b4abe: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and black gives 3.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4abe a warm or cool color?

#8b4abe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.179.