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#8d699f color: Viola Grey

#8d699f is rgb(141, 105, 159) in RGB and oklch(57.721% 0.09045 314.039) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

57.7%
0.090
314°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8d699f

#8d699f is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Viola Grey (#8c6897). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8d699f mixed with white

  1. 8d699f
  2. 9877a9
  3. a386b2
  4. ae94bc
  5. baa3c5
  6. c5b2cf
  7. d0c1d8
  8. dcd0e2
  9. e7e0ec
  10. f3eff5

Darker: #8d699f mixed with black

  1. 8d699f
  2. 7a5a8a
  3. 674c75
  4. 553e61
  5. 44314d
  6. 33243b
  7. 231829
  8. 140c18
  9. 070409
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d699f with less saturation

  1. 8d699f
  2. 8b6b9b
  3. 896d98
  4. 876f94
  5. 857090
  6. 83728d
  7. 817389
  8. 7f7585
  9. 7d7681
  10. 7b787d

Questions about #8d699f

What color is #8d699f?

#8d699f is muted purple. The closest named color is Viola Grey. In RGB it is rgb(141, 105, 159), in HSL hsl(280, 21.95%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.721% 0.09045 314.039).

What colors go well with #8d699f?

The complementary color of #8d699f is #63854d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7372ad and #9f6387. The triadic partners are #997137 and #218a89.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d699f?

White text reads better on #8d699f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d699f a warm or cool color?

#8d699f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.09.