#8B7FAC
Lilac · medium cool purple
About #8B7FAC
With the hex code #8B7FAC, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Lilac and Wisteria — a ΔE of 18.5 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0AC7F, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.73:1 (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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›What colour is #8B7FAC?
With the hex code #8B7FAC, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8B7FAC?
Use black text. Black on #8B7FAC has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8B7FAC?
Its complementary colour is #A0AC7F, and analogous partners are #7F8AAC and #A27FAC.