#8A6FBE
Royal Purple · medium cool purple
About #8A6FBE
#8A6FBE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 44% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Royal Purple (ΔE 12.9), with Amethyst the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A3BE6F (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.10:1 (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 #8A6FBE?
#8A6FBE is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 44% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6FBE?
Use black text. Black on #8A6FBE has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6FBE?
Its complementary colour is #A3BE6F, and analogous partners are #6F7CBE and #B26FBE.