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#8f82ca color: Amethyst Grey

#8f82ca is rgb(143, 130, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.695% 0.10649 291.415) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

64.7%
0.106
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8f82ca

#8f82ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.21:1, 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: #8f82ca mixed with white

  1. 8f82ca
  2. 998ed0
  3. a49bd5
  4. afa7db
  5. bab3e0
  6. c5c0e6
  7. d0cceb
  8. dcd9f0
  9. e7e5f5
  10. f3f2fa

Darker: #8f82ca mixed with black

  1. 8f82ca
  2. 7c70af
  3. 695f95
  4. 574e7c
  5. 453e64
  6. 342f4d
  7. 242037
  8. 151222
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8f82ca with less saturation

  1. 8f82ca
  2. 8f84c4
  3. 8f85be
  4. 8e86b9
  5. 8e88b3
  6. 8e89ad
  7. 8e8aa7
  8. 8e8ba1
  9. 8e8c9b
  10. 8e8d94

Questions about #8f82ca

What color is #8f82ca?

#8f82ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst Grey. In RGB it is rgb(143, 130, 202), in HSL hsl(250.83, 40.45%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.695% 0.10649 291.415).

What colors go well with #8f82ca?

The complementary color of #8f82ca is #919442. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #698ecf and #ac78b5. The triadic partners are #c17a4f and #39a386.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f82ca?

White text reads better on #8f82ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f82ca a warm or cool color?

#8f82ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.106.