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#8b80ca color: Faraway Sky

#8b80ca is rgb(139, 128, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.97% 0.10953 289.751) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

64%
0.110
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #8b80ca

#8b80ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.48:1 contrast and black text 6.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faraway Sky (#8980c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8b80ca mixed with white

  1. 8b80ca
  2. 968cd0
  3. a199d6
  4. aca6db
  5. b7b2e1
  6. c3bfe6
  7. cecbeb
  8. dad8f0
  9. e6e5f5
  10. f3f2fa

Darker: #8b80ca mixed with black

  1. 8b80ca
  2. 786eaf
  3. 665d95
  4. 544d7c
  5. 433d64
  6. 322e4d
  7. 231f37
  8. 141222
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8b80ca with less saturation

  1. 8b80ca
  2. 8b82c4
  3. 8b83be
  4. 8b84b8
  5. 8b86b2
  6. 8b87ac
  7. 8b88a6
  8. 8b899f
  9. 8b8a99
  10. 8c8b92

Questions about #8b80ca

What color is #8b80ca?

#8b80ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Faraway Sky. In RGB it is rgb(139, 128, 202), in HSL hsl(248.92, 41.11%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.97% 0.10953 289.751).

What colors go well with #8b80ca?

The complementary color of #8b80ca is #91923b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648cce and #a975b6. The triadic partners are #c1774c and #34a181.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b80ca?

White text reads better on #8b80ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and black gives 6.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b80ca a warm or cool color?

#8b80ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64% and its chroma 0.11.