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#8f4fa9 color: Vicious Violet

#8f4fa9 is rgb(143, 79, 169) in RGB and oklch(54.055% 0.14925 315.31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

54.1%
0.149
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8f4fa9

#8f4fa9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8f509d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-700.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8f4fa9 mixed with white

  1. 8f4fa9
  2. 9a61b2
  3. a572bb
  4. b084c4
  5. bc95cd
  6. c7a6d5
  7. d2b8de
  8. ddc9e6
  9. e8dbef
  10. f4edf7

Darker: #8f4fa9 mixed with black

  1. 8f4fa9
  2. 7c4492
  3. 69387c
  4. 572e67
  5. 452353
  6. 34193f
  7. 24102c
  8. 15071b
  9. 07020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8f4fa9 with less saturation

  1. 8f4fa9
  2. 8c53a3
  3. 89579e
  4. 865b98
  5. 835e92
  6. 80618d
  7. 7c6487
  8. 796781
  9. 766a7b
  10. 726c75

Questions about #8f4fa9

What color is #8f4fa9?

#8f4fa9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Vicious Violet. In RGB it is rgb(143, 79, 169), in HSL hsl(282.67, 36.29%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.055% 0.14925 315.31).

What colors go well with #8f4fa9?

The complementary color of #8f4fa9 is #448114. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #695ec1 and #a84482. The triadic partners are #9a6100 and #008283.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f4fa9?

White text reads better on #8f4fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f4fa9 a warm or cool color?

#8f4fa9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.149.