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#8d4ba2 color: Vicious Violet

#8d4ba2 is rgb(141, 75, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.82% 0.14729 317.461) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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286°
100%

52.8%
0.147
317°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8d4ba2

#8d4ba2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.74:1 contrast and black text 3.66:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #8d4ba2 mixed with white

  1. 8d4ba2
  2. 985dac
  3. a46fb5
  4. af81bf
  5. bb92c8
  6. c6a4d2
  7. d1b6db
  8. ddc8e4
  9. e8daed
  10. f4ecf6

Darker: #8d4ba2 mixed with black

  1. 8d4ba2
  2. 7a408c
  3. 673577
  4. 552b63
  5. 44214f
  6. 33173c
  7. 230e2a
  8. 140619
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d4ba2 with less saturation

  1. 8d4ba2
  2. 8a4f9d
  3. 875397
  4. 835792
  5. 805a8d
  6. 7d5e87
  7. 796182
  8. 76647c
  9. 726677
  10. 6f6971

Questions about #8d4ba2

What color is #8d4ba2?

#8d4ba2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(141, 75, 162), in HSL hsl(285.52, 36.71%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.82% 0.14729 317.461).

What colors go well with #8d4ba2?

The complementary color of #8d4ba2 is #3b7e19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6859ba and #a5417b. The triadic partners are #945f00 and #007e81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4ba2?

White text reads better on #8d4ba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and black gives 3.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4ba2 a warm or cool color?

#8d4ba2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.147.