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#8e82cd color: Amethyst Grey

#8e82cd is rgb(142, 130, 205) in RGB and oklch(64.759% 0.11071 290.295) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

64.8%
0.111
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8e82cd

#8e82cd is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.111 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 6.22:1, 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: #8e82cd mixed with white

  1. 8e82cd
  2. 988ed3
  3. a39bd8
  4. aea7dd
  5. b9b3e2
  6. c4c0e7
  7. d0ccec
  8. dbd9f1
  9. e7e6f6
  10. f3f2fb

Darker: #8e82cd mixed with black

  1. 8e82cd
  2. 7b70b2
  3. 685f98
  4. 564e7e
  5. 443e66
  6. 342f4e
  7. 242038
  8. 151223
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8e82cd with less saturation

  1. 8e82cd
  2. 8e84c7
  3. 8e85c1
  4. 8e87bb
  5. 8e88b5
  6. 8e89ae
  7. 8e8aa8
  8. 8e8ba2
  9. 8e8c9b
  10. 8e8d95

Questions about #8e82cd

What color is #8e82cd?

#8e82cd is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst Grey. In RGB it is rgb(142, 130, 205), in HSL hsl(249.6, 42.86%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.759% 0.11071 290.295).

What colors go well with #8e82cd?

The complementary color of #8e82cd is #92943d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #668fd2 and #ad77b8. The triadic partners are #c4794d and #34a484.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e82cd?

White text reads better on #8e82cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e82cd a warm or cool color?

#8e82cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.111.