#8B85CA — Violet

#8B85CA is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8B85CA
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f5fa
100#e9e8f4
200#d7d6ef
300#bdbbe6
400#9e9ad7
500#8781c9
600#766fb4
700#615b9a
800#514b81
900#443f6f
950#282443

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.33:1
Contrast on black
6.31:1
  • 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 0.007 287.2); /* #f5f5fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 287.2); /* #e9e8f4 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.033 287.2); /* #d7d6ef */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.06 287.2); /* #bdbbe6 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.089 287.2); /* #9e9ad7 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.107 287.2); /* #8781c9 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.105 287.2); /* #766fb4 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.098 287.2); /* #615b9a */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.088 287.2); /* #514b81 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.079 287.2); /* #443f6f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.056 287.2); /* #282443 */
}

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