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#8861ba color: Lusty Lavender

#8861ba is rgb(136, 97, 186) in RGB and oklch(57.15% 0.13735 302.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

57.2%
0.137
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #8861ba

#8861ba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8861ba mixed with white

  1. 8861ba
  2. 9371c2
  3. 9e80c9
  4. aa90d0
  5. b6a0d7
  6. c1afde
  7. cdbfe5
  8. dacfec
  9. e6dff2
  10. f2eff9

Darker: #8861ba mixed with black

  1. 8861ba
  2. 7553a1
  3. 634689
  4. 523972
  5. 412d5c
  6. 312146
  7. 221532
  8. 130b1e
  9. 06030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8861ba with less saturation

  1. 8861ba
  2. 8664b4
  3. 8567ad
  4. 8369a7
  5. 816ca0
  6. 806e9a
  7. 7e7093
  8. 7c728c
  9. 7b7486
  10. 79767f

Questions about #8861ba

What color is #8861ba?

#8861ba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(136, 97, 186), in HSL hsl(266.29, 39.21%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.15% 0.13735 302.505).

What colors go well with #8861ba?

The complementary color of #8861ba is #6a8407. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d70c8 and #a6569b. The triadic partners are #af6200 and #008e7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8861ba?

White text reads better on #8861ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8861ba a warm or cool color?

#8861ba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.137.