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#8d83ca color: Amethyst Grey

#8d83ca is rgb(141, 131, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.72% 0.1049 289.589) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

64.7%
0.105
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8d83ca

#8d83ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst Grey (#9085c4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d83ca mixed with white

  1. 8d83ca
  2. 988fd0
  3. a29bd5
  4. ada8db
  5. b8b4e0
  6. c4c0e6
  7. cfcdeb
  8. dbd9f0
  9. e7e6f5
  10. f3f2fa

Darker: #8d83ca mixed with black

  1. 8d83ca
  2. 7a71af
  3. 676095
  4. 554f7c
  5. 443f64
  6. 332f4d
  7. 232037
  8. 141222
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8d83ca with less saturation

  1. 8d83ca
  2. 8d84c4
  3. 8d86be
  4. 8d87b9
  5. 8d88b3
  6. 8d89ad
  7. 8d8aa7
  8. 8d8ba1
  9. 8e8c9b
  10. 8e8d94

Questions about #8d83ca

What color is #8d83ca?

#8d83ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst Grey. In RGB it is rgb(141, 131, 202), in HSL hsl(248.45, 40.11%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.72% 0.1049 289.589).

What colors go well with #8d83ca?

The complementary color of #8d83ca is #939442. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #688fce and #aa79b6. The triadic partners are #c27a52 and #3ea384.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d83ca?

White text reads better on #8d83ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d83ca a warm or cool color?

#8d83ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.105.