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#8d78bc color: Royal Raul

#8d78bc is rgb(141, 120, 188) in RGB and oklch(61.917% 0.10278 297.527) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

61.9%
0.103
298°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #8d78bc

#8d78bc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 61.9% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.79:1 contrast and black text 5.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Raul (#8f7bb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d78bc mixed with white

  1. 8d78bc
  2. 9885c3
  3. a292ca
  4. ada0d1
  5. b9add8
  6. c4badf
  7. d0c8e5
  8. dbd5ec
  9. e7e3f2
  10. f3f1f9

Darker: #8d78bc mixed with black

  1. 8d78bc
  2. 7a67a3
  3. 67578b
  4. 554873
  5. 44395d
  6. 332a47
  7. 231d32
  8. 14101f
  9. 07050d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8d78bc with less saturation

  1. 8d78bc
  2. 8c7ab7
  3. 8b7bb2
  4. 8b7dac
  5. 8a7ea7
  6. 8980a2
  7. 88819c
  8. 888297
  9. 878491
  10. 86858b

Questions about #8d78bc

What color is #8d78bc?

#8d78bc is soft violet. The closest named color is Royal Raul. In RGB it is rgb(141, 120, 188), in HSL hsl(258.53, 33.66%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.917% 0.10278 297.527).

What colors go well with #8d78bc?

The complementary color of #8d78bc is #818e41. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b83c4 and #a76fa6. The triadic partners are #b47544 and #2a9a85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d78bc?

White text reads better on #8d78bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and black gives 5.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d78bc a warm or cool color?

#8d78bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 61.9% and its chroma 0.103.