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#8d76ea color: Bright violet

#8d76ea is rgb(141, 118, 234) in RGB and oklch(64.078% 0.16838 289.927) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

64.1%
0.168
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #8d76ea

#8d76ea is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d76ea mixed with white

  1. 8d76ea
  2. 9784ed
  3. a292f0
  4. aca0f3
  5. b7aef5
  6. c3bcf8
  7. cec9fa
  8. dad7fb
  9. e6e4fd
  10. f3f1fe

Darker: #8d76ea mixed with black

  1. 8d76ea
  2. 7a66cb
  3. 6756ae
  4. 554791
  5. 443875
  6. 33295a
  7. 231c41
  8. 140f29
  9. 070513
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8d76ea with less saturation

  1. 8d76ea
  2. 8c79e1
  3. 8c7cd8
  4. 8c7fcf
  5. 8b81c6
  6. 8b84bc
  7. 8b86b3
  8. 8b88aa
  9. 8c89a0
  10. 8c8b96

Questions about #8d76ea

What color is #8d76ea?

#8d76ea is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(141, 118, 234), in HSL hsl(251.9, 73.42%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.078% 0.16838 289.927).

What colors go well with #8d76ea?

The complementary color of #8d76ea is #949300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b89f1 and #b865cb. The triadic partners are #da6604 and #00a87e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d76ea?

White text reads better on #8d76ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d76ea a warm or cool color?

#8d76ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.168.