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#8b4fa1 color: Vicious Violet

#8b4fa1 is rgb(139, 79, 161) in RGB and oklch(53.128% 0.13849 316.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

53.1%
0.138
316°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8b4fa1

#8b4fa1 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b4fa1 mixed with white

  1. 8b4fa1
  2. 9661ab
  3. a272b4
  4. ae83be
  5. b994c7
  6. c5a6d1
  7. d0b7da
  8. dcc9e4
  9. e8dbed
  10. f3edf6

Darker: #8b4fa1 mixed with black

  1. 8b4fa1
  2. 78448b
  3. 663876
  4. 542e62
  5. 43234e
  6. 32193c
  7. 23102a
  8. 140719
  9. 070209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b4fa1 with less saturation

  1. 8b4fa1
  2. 88539c
  3. 855697
  4. 825a92
  5. 7f5d8c
  6. 7c6087
  7. 796282
  8. 76657d
  9. 736777
  10. 6f6a72

Questions about #8b4fa1

What color is #8b4fa1?

#8b4fa1 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(139, 79, 161), in HSL hsl(283.9, 34.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.128% 0.13849 316.336).

What colors go well with #8b4fa1?

The complementary color of #8b4fa1 is #437d21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #685cb7 and #a2467c. The triadic partners are #965f00 and #007f81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4fa1?

White text reads better on #8b4fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4fa1 a warm or cool color?

#8b4fa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.138.