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#8b71ac color: Fairy Wren

#8b71ac is rgb(139, 113, 172) in RGB and oklch(59.629% 0.09226 303.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

59.6%
0.092
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #8b71ac

#8b71ac is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.15:1 contrast and black text 5.06:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b71ac mixed with white

  1. 8b71ac
  2. 967fb4
  3. a18cbd
  4. ac9ac5
  5. b8a8ce
  6. c3b6d6
  7. cfc5de
  8. dbd3e6
  9. e7e2ef
  10. f3f0f7

Darker: #8b71ac mixed with black

  1. 8b71ac
  2. 786195
  3. 66527f
  4. 544369
  5. 433554
  6. 322740
  7. 231a2d
  8. 140e1b
  9. 07040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8b71ac with less saturation

  1. 8b71ac
  2. 8a73a8
  3. 8974a3
  4. 87769f
  5. 86779a
  6. 857996
  7. 847a91
  8. 827b8d
  9. 817d88
  10. 807e84

Questions about #8b71ac

What color is #8b71ac?

#8b71ac is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(139, 113, 172), in HSL hsl(266.44, 26.22%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.629% 0.09226 303.966).

What colors go well with #8b71ac?

The complementary color of #8b71ac is #748848. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e7bb6 and #a16a96. The triadic partners are #a67341 and #2c9185.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b71ac?

White text reads better on #8b71ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and black gives 5.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b71ac a warm or cool color?

#8b71ac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.092.