#8B6D9C — Purple

#8B6D9C is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8B6D9C color swatch, purple#8B6D9C
CSS Nameslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f4f8
100#ede8f0
200#dfd5e5
300#cbb8d6
400#b196c1
500#9d7daf
600#8a6b9c
700#745884
800#61486e
900#523d5e
950#302338

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.41:1
Contrast on black
4.77:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 313); /* #f7f4f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 313); /* #ede8f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.025 313); /* #dfd5e5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.046 313); /* #cbb8d6 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.068 313); /* #b196c1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.082 313); /* #9d7daf */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.081 313); /* #8a6b9c */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.076 313); /* #745884 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.067 313); /* #61486e */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.061 313); /* #523d5e */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.043 313); /* #302338 */
}

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