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#8f6aca color: Amethyst

#8f6aca is rgb(143, 106, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.304% 0.14485 299.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

60.3%
0.145
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #8f6aca

#8f6aca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.13:1 contrast and black text 5.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8f6aca mixed with white

  1. 8f6aca
  2. 9979d0
  3. a488d6
  4. af97dc
  5. baa5e1
  6. c5b4e7
  7. d0c3ec
  8. dcd2f1
  9. e7e1f6
  10. f3f0fa

Darker: #8f6aca mixed with black

  1. 8f6aca
  2. 7c5baf
  3. 694d95
  4. 573f7c
  5. 453164
  6. 34244d
  7. 241837
  8. 150d22
  9. 07040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8f6aca with less saturation

  1. 8f6aca
  2. 8d6dc3
  3. 8c70bc
  4. 8a73b5
  5. 8975ae
  6. 8777a6
  7. 867a9f
  8. 857c98
  9. 837e90
  10. 827f89

Questions about #8f6aca

What color is #8f6aca?

#8f6aca is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst. In RGB it is rgb(143, 106, 202), in HSL hsl(263.13, 47.52%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.304% 0.14485 299.862).

What colors go well with #8f6aca?

The complementary color of #8f6aca is #778d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #607ad7 and #b05daa. The triadic partners are #be6800 and #009984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f6aca?

White text reads better on #8f6aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and black gives 5.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f6aca a warm or cool color?

#8f6aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.145.