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#8d80ca color: Faraway Sky

#8d80ca is rgb(141, 128, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.14% 0.10956 291.044) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

64.1%
0.110
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #8d80ca

#8d80ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faraway Sky (#8980c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d80ca mixed with white

  1. 8d80ca
  2. 988cd0
  3. a299d6
  4. ada6db
  5. b8b2e1
  6. c4bfe6
  7. cfcbeb
  8. dbd8f0
  9. e7e5f5
  10. f3f2fa

Darker: #8d80ca mixed with black

  1. 8d80ca
  2. 7a6eaf
  3. 675d95
  4. 554d7c
  5. 443d64
  6. 332e4d
  7. 231f37
  8. 141222
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8d80ca with less saturation

  1. 8d80ca
  2. 8d82c4
  3. 8d83be
  4. 8c85b8
  5. 8c86b2
  6. 8c87ac
  7. 8c88a6
  8. 8c89a0
  9. 8c8a99
  10. 8c8b93

Questions about #8d80ca

What color is #8d80ca?

#8d80ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Faraway Sky. In RGB it is rgb(141, 128, 202), in HSL hsl(250.54, 41.11%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.14% 0.10956 291.044).

What colors go well with #8d80ca?

The complementary color of #8d80ca is #8f933c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #668ccf and #ab76b5. The triadic partners are #c1784b and #32a284.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d80ca?

White text reads better on #8d80ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d80ca a warm or cool color?

#8d80ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.11.