Skip to the color picker

#8e7aba color: Royal Raul

#8e7aba is rgb(142, 122, 186) in RGB and oklch(62.294% 0.09682 297.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

259°
100%

62.3%
0.097
298°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8e7aba

#8e7aba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 62.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.72:1 contrast and black text 5.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Raul (#8f7bb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8e7aba mixed with white

  1. 8e7aba
  2. 9987c1
  3. a394c8
  4. aea1cf
  5. b9aed6
  6. c5bbdd
  7. d0c9e4
  8. dcd6eb
  9. e7e4f2
  10. f3f1f8

Darker: #8e7aba mixed with black

  1. 8e7aba
  2. 7b69a1
  3. 685989
  4. 564972
  5. 443a5c
  6. 342b46
  7. 241d32
  8. 15101e
  9. 07050d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8e7aba with less saturation

  1. 8e7aba
  2. 8d7cb5
  3. 8c7db0
  4. 8c7eab
  5. 8b80a6
  6. 8a81a1
  7. 89829c
  8. 898497
  9. 888592
  10. 87868c

Questions about #8e7aba

What color is #8e7aba?

#8e7aba is soft violet. The closest named color is Royal Raul. In RGB it is rgb(142, 122, 186), in HSL hsl(258.75, 31.68%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.294% 0.09682 297.902).

What colors go well with #8e7aba?

The complementary color of #8e7aba is #828f48. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e85c2 and #a772a5. The triadic partners are #b37849 and #359a87.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e7aba?

White text reads better on #8e7aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and black gives 5.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e7aba a warm or cool color?

#8e7aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 62.3% and its chroma 0.097.