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#8d5fa7 color: Chive Blossom

#8d5fa7 is rgb(141, 95, 167) in RGB and oklch(56.31% 0.11851 312.469) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

56.3%
0.119
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8d5fa7

#8d5fa7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, 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: #8d5fa7 mixed with white

  1. 8d5fa7
  2. 986fb0
  3. a37eb9
  4. ae8ec2
  5. ba9ecb
  6. c5add4
  7. d0bddc
  8. dccee5
  9. e8deee
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #8d5fa7 mixed with black

  1. 8d5fa7
  2. 7a5291
  3. 67447b
  4. 553866
  5. 442c52
  6. 33203e
  7. 23152c
  8. 140a1a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d5fa7 with less saturation

  1. 8d5fa7
  2. 8b62a2
  3. 88649d
  4. 866799
  5. 846994
  6. 816b8f
  7. 7f6e8a
  8. 7d7085
  9. 7a7280
  10. 78737a

Questions about #8d5fa7

What color is #8d5fa7?

#8d5fa7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(141, 95, 167), in HSL hsl(278.33, 29.03%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.31% 0.11851 312.469).

What colors go well with #8d5fa7?

The complementary color of #8d5fa7 is #5a8435. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c6bb9 and #a45788. The triadic partners are #9f6806 and #008a87.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5fa7?

White text reads better on #8d5fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5fa7 a warm or cool color?

#8d5fa7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.119.