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#8d81ce color: Indigo Bloom

#8d81ce is rgb(141, 129, 206) in RGB and oklch(64.533% 0.11366 289.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

64.5%
0.114
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8d81ce

#8d81ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Bloom (#8a83da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d81ce mixed with white

  1. 8d81ce
  2. 988dd3
  3. a29ad9
  4. ada6de
  5. b8b3e3
  6. c4bfe8
  7. cfcced
  8. dbd9f2
  9. e7e5f6
  10. f3f2fb

Darker: #8d81ce mixed with black

  1. 8d81ce
  2. 7a6fb3
  3. 675e98
  4. 554e7f
  5. 443e66
  6. 332e4e
  7. 231f38
  8. 141223
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8d81ce with less saturation

  1. 8d81ce
  2. 8d83c8
  3. 8d84c2
  4. 8d86bb
  5. 8d87b5
  6. 8d88af
  7. 8d8aa8
  8. 8d8ba2
  9. 8d8c9b
  10. 8d8d94

Questions about #8d81ce

What color is #8d81ce?

#8d81ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Indigo Bloom. In RGB it is rgb(141, 129, 206), in HSL hsl(249.35, 44%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.533% 0.11366 289.98).

What colors go well with #8d81ce?

The complementary color of #8d81ce is #929338. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #648ed3 and #ac76b9. The triadic partners are #c5784b and #2fa483.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d81ce?

White text reads better on #8d81ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d81ce a warm or cool color?

#8d81ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.114.