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#8d86cb color: Brocade

#8d86cb is rgb(141, 134, 203) in RGB and oklch(65.355% 0.10173 287.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

65.4%
0.102
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8d86cb

#8d86cb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brocade (#8c87c5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8d86cb mixed with white

  1. 8d86cb
  2. 9892d1
  3. a29ed6
  4. adaadc
  5. b9b6e1
  6. c4c2e6
  7. cfceeb
  8. dbdaf0
  9. e7e6f5
  10. f3f3fa

Darker: #8d86cb mixed with black

  1. 8d86cb
  2. 7a74b0
  3. 676296
  4. 55517d
  5. 444065
  6. 33304d
  7. 232137
  8. 141322
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8d86cb with less saturation

  1. 8d86cb
  2. 8d87c5
  3. 8d89c0
  4. 8e8aba
  5. 8e8bb4
  6. 8e8cae
  7. 8e8da8
  8. 8f8ea2
  9. 8f8f9c
  10. 908f96

Questions about #8d86cb

What color is #8d86cb?

#8d86cb is soft violet. The closest named color is Brocade. In RGB it is rgb(141, 134, 203), in HSL hsl(246.09, 39.88%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.355% 0.10173 287.886).

What colors go well with #8d86cb?

The complementary color of #8d86cb is #969546. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6892ce and #aa7cb9. The triadic partners are #c37c58 and #47a484.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d86cb?

Black text reads better on #8d86cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d86cb a warm or cool color?

#8d86cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.102.