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#8b61ca color: Soft violet

#8b61ca is rgb(139, 97, 202) in RGB and oklch(58.393% 0.15833 299.995) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.4%
0.158
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8b61ca

#8b61ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8b61ca mixed with white

  1. 8b61ca
  2. 9671d0
  3. a181d6
  4. ac91dc
  5. b7a1e2
  6. c3b0e7
  7. cec0ec
  8. dacff1
  9. e6dff6
  10. f3effb

Darker: #8b61ca mixed with black

  1. 8b61ca
  2. 7853af
  3. 664695
  4. 54397c
  5. 432d64
  6. 32214d
  7. 231537
  8. 140b22
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b61ca with less saturation

  1. 8b61ca
  2. 8965c2
  3. 8768bb
  4. 866bb3
  5. 846eac
  6. 8371a4
  7. 81739c
  8. 807594
  9. 7e788c
  10. 7d7984

Questions about #8b61ca

What color is #8b61ca?

#8b61ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(139, 97, 202), in HSL hsl(264, 49.76%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.393% 0.15833 299.995).

What colors go well with #8b61ca?

The complementary color of #8b61ca is #708700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5872d8 and #ae53a7. The triadic partners are #bc5f00 and #00937e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b61ca?

White text reads better on #8b61ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b61ca a warm or cool color?

#8b61ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.158.