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#8d6ea7 color: Fairy Wren

#8d6ea7 is rgb(141, 110, 167) in RGB and oklch(59.023% 0.09158 308.687) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

59%
0.092
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8d6ea7

#8d6ea7 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Wren (#8a6fa9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8d6ea7 mixed with white

  1. 8d6ea7
  2. 987cb0
  3. a38ab9
  4. ae98c2
  5. b9a6ca
  6. c5b5d3
  7. d0c3dc
  8. dcd2e5
  9. e7e1ee
  10. f3f0f6

Darker: #8d6ea7 mixed with black

  1. 8d6ea7
  2. 7a5f91
  3. 67507b
  4. 554166
  5. 443352
  6. 33263e
  7. 23192c
  8. 140e1a
  9. 07040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8d6ea7 with less saturation

  1. 8d6ea7
  2. 8b70a3
  3. 8a719f
  4. 88739b
  5. 877597
  6. 857693
  7. 84788e
  8. 82798a
  9. 807b86
  10. 7f7c82

Questions about #8d6ea7

What color is #8d6ea7?

#8d6ea7 is muted purple. The closest named color is Fairy Wren. In RGB it is rgb(141, 110, 167), in HSL hsl(272.63, 24.46%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.023% 0.09158 308.687).

What colors go well with #8d6ea7?

The complementary color of #8d6ea7 is #6d884b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7177b3 and #a16790. The triadic partners are #a1733d and #278f88.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d6ea7?

White text reads better on #8d6ea7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d6ea7 a warm or cool color?

#8d6ea7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.092.