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#8e76ea color: Bright violet

#8e76ea is rgb(142, 118, 234) in RGB and oklch(64.164% 0.16838 290.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

64.2%
0.168
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #8e76ea

#8e76ea is a bright violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Purple (#9370db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8e76ea mixed with white

  1. 8e76ea
  2. 9884ed
  3. a292f0
  4. ada0f3
  5. b8aef5
  6. c3bcf8
  7. cfc9fa
  8. dbd7fb
  9. e7e4fd
  10. f3f1fe

Darker: #8e76ea mixed with black

  1. 8e76ea
  2. 7b66cb
  3. 6856ae
  4. 564791
  5. 443875
  6. 34295a
  7. 241c41
  8. 150f29
  9. 070513
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8e76ea with less saturation

  1. 8e76ea
  2. 8d79e1
  3. 8d7cd8
  4. 8c7fcf
  5. 8c82c6
  6. 8c84bd
  7. 8c86b3
  8. 8c88aa
  9. 8c8aa0
  10. 8c8b96

Questions about #8e76ea

What color is #8e76ea?

#8e76ea is bright violet. The closest named color is Bright violet. In RGB it is rgb(142, 118, 234), in HSL hsl(252.41, 73.42%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.164% 0.16838 290.365).

What colors go well with #8e76ea?

The complementary color of #8e76ea is #939400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c89f1 and #b965cb. The triadic partners are #da6701 and #00a87f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e76ea?

White text reads better on #8e76ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e76ea a warm or cool color?

#8e76ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.168.