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#8b4fa7 color: Vicious Violet

#8b4fa7 is rgb(139, 79, 167) in RGB and oklch(53.463% 0.14525 313.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

53.5%
0.145
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8b4fa7

#8b4fa7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.56:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b4fa7 mixed with white

  1. 8b4fa7
  2. 9661b0
  3. a272b9
  4. ad83c2
  5. b995cb
  6. c4a6d4
  7. d0b8dd
  8. dcc9e6
  9. e7dbee
  10. f3edf7

Darker: #8b4fa7 mixed with black

  1. 8b4fa7
  2. 784491
  3. 66387b
  4. 542e66
  5. 432352
  6. 32193e
  7. 23102c
  8. 14071a
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b4fa7 with less saturation

  1. 8b4fa7
  2. 8853a1
  3. 85579c
  4. 825a96
  5. 7f5d91
  6. 7d608b
  7. 7a6385
  8. 76667f
  9. 736879
  10. 706b73

Questions about #8b4fa7

What color is #8b4fa7?

#8b4fa7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(139, 79, 167), in HSL hsl(280.91, 35.77%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.463% 0.14525 313.979).

What colors go well with #8b4fa7?

The complementary color of #8b4fa7 is #477e12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #655dbd and #a44482. The triadic partners are #9a5e00 and #008080.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4fa7?

White text reads better on #8b4fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4fa7 a warm or cool color?

#8b4fa7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.145.