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#8b6fac color: Fairy Wren

#8b6fac is rgb(139, 111, 172) in RGB and oklch(59.249% 0.09578 304.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

59.2%
0.096
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8b6fac

#8b6fac is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b6fac mixed with white

  1. 8b6fac
  2. 967db4
  3. a18bbd
  4. ac99c5
  5. b8a7ce
  6. c3b5d6
  7. cfc4de
  8. dbd2e6
  9. e7e1ef
  10. f3f0f7

Darker: #8b6fac mixed with black

  1. 8b6fac
  2. 786095
  3. 66517f
  4. 544269
  5. 433454
  6. 322740
  7. 231a2d
  8. 140e1b
  9. 07040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8b6fac with less saturation

  1. 8b6fac
  2. 8a71a8
  3. 8872a3
  4. 87749f
  5. 86769a
  6. 847795
  7. 837991
  8. 827a8c
  9. 807b87
  10. 7f7d83

Questions about #8b6fac

What color is #8b6fac?

#8b6fac is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(139, 111, 172), in HSL hsl(267.54, 26.87%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.249% 0.09578 304.722).

What colors go well with #8b6fac?

The complementary color of #8b6fac is #718845. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d79b7 and #a16895. The triadic partners are #a5713c and #239085.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b6fac?

White text reads better on #8b6fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b6fac a warm or cool color?

#8b6fac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.096.