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#8f83ca color: Amethyst Grey

#8f83ca is rgb(143, 131, 202) in RGB and oklch(64.889% 0.10492 290.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

64.9%
0.105
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #8f83ca

#8f83ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 64.9% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.27:1, 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: #8f83ca mixed with white

  1. 8f83ca
  2. 998fd0
  3. a49bd5
  4. afa8db
  5. bab4e0
  6. c5c0e6
  7. d0cdeb
  8. dcd9f0
  9. e7e6f5
  10. f3f2fa

Darker: #8f83ca mixed with black

  1. 8f83ca
  2. 7c71af
  3. 696095
  4. 574f7c
  5. 453f64
  6. 342f4d
  7. 242037
  8. 151222
  9. 07060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #8f83ca with less saturation

  1. 8f83ca
  2. 8f84c4
  3. 8f86bf
  4. 8f87b9
  5. 8e88b3
  6. 8e8aad
  7. 8e8ba7
  8. 8e8ca1
  9. 8e8d9b
  10. 8f8e95

Questions about #8f83ca

What color is #8f83ca?

#8f83ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Amethyst Grey. In RGB it is rgb(143, 131, 202), in HSL hsl(250.14, 40.11%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.889% 0.10492 290.93).

What colors go well with #8f83ca?

The complementary color of #8f83ca is #929543. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a8fcf and #ac79b6. The triadic partners are #c27b51 and #3ca386.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f83ca?

White text reads better on #8f83ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f83ca a warm or cool color?

#8f83ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 64.9% and its chroma 0.105.