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#8d5fa4 color: Chive Blossom

#8d5fa4 is rgb(141, 95, 164) in RGB and oklch(56.159% 0.11486 313.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

56.2%
0.115
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8d5fa4

#8d5fa4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8d5fa4 mixed with white

  1. 8d5fa4
  2. 986fad
  3. a37eb7
  4. ae8ec0
  5. ba9dc9
  6. c5add2
  7. d1bddb
  8. dccee4
  9. e8deed
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #8d5fa4 mixed with black

  1. 8d5fa4
  2. 7a528e
  3. 674479
  4. 553864
  5. 442c50
  6. 33203d
  7. 23152b
  8. 140a1a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d5fa4 with less saturation

  1. 8d5fa4
  2. 8b629f
  3. 88649b
  4. 866796
  5. 846992
  6. 816b8d
  7. 7f6d88
  8. 7c6f83
  9. 7a717f
  10. 77737a

Questions about #8d5fa4

What color is #8d5fa4?

#8d5fa4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(141, 95, 164), in HSL hsl(280, 27.49%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.159% 0.11486 313.753).

What colors go well with #8d5fa4?

The complementary color of #8d5fa4 is #588339. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d6ab6 and #a35786. The triadic partners are #9d690e and #008988.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5fa4?

White text reads better on #8d5fa4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5fa4 a warm or cool color?

#8d5fa4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.115.