#8A6FB3
Royal Purple · medium cool purple
About #8A6FB3
#8A6FB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 44% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Royal Purple and Amethyst (ΔE 16.5); Amethyst comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #98B36F — a matcha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A6FB3 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.01:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A6FB3?
#8A6FB3 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 44% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6FB3?
Use black text. Black on #8A6FB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6FB3?
Its complementary colour is #98B36F, and analogous partners are #6F76B3 and #AC6FB3.