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#8d6cd2 color: Iridescent Purple

#8d6cd2 is rgb(141, 108, 210) in RGB and oklch(60.917% 0.15181 296.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

60.9%
0.152
297°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #8d6cd2

#8d6cd2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.03:1 contrast and black text 5.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Iridescent Purple (#966fd6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d6cd2 mixed with white

  1. 8d6cd2
  2. 977bd7
  3. a28add
  4. ad98e2
  5. b8a7e6
  6. c3b6eb
  7. cfc4ef
  8. dbd3f4
  9. e7e1f8
  10. f3f0fb

Darker: #8d6cd2 mixed with black

  1. 8d6cd2
  2. 7a5db6
  3. 674e9b
  4. 554081
  5. 443268
  6. 332550
  7. 231939
  8. 140d24
  9. 070410
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8d6cd2 with less saturation

  1. 8d6cd2
  2. 8c6fca
  3. 8a72c3
  4. 8975bb
  5. 8877b3
  6. 877aab
  7. 867ca4
  8. 857e9c
  9. 847f93
  10. 84818b

Questions about #8d6cd2

What color is #8d6cd2?

#8d6cd2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Iridescent Purple. In RGB it is rgb(141, 108, 210), in HSL hsl(259.41, 53.12%, 62.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.917% 0.15181 296.554).

What colors go well with #8d6cd2?

The complementary color of #8d6cd2 is #7e8d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #597ddd and #b15eb2. The triadic partners are #c56600 and #009c81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d6cd2?

White text reads better on #8d6cd2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and black gives 5.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d6cd2 a warm or cool color?

#8d6cd2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.152.