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#8966bb color: Lavish Spending

#8966bb is rgb(137, 102, 187) in RGB and oklch(58.177% 0.13063 301.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.2%
0.131
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8966bb

#8966bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8966bb mixed with white

  1. 8966bb
  2. 9475c2
  3. 9f84ca
  4. ab93d1
  5. b6a2d8
  6. c2b2df
  7. cec1e5
  8. dad0ec
  9. e6e0f2
  10. f2eff9

Darker: #8966bb mixed with black

  1. 8966bb
  2. 7658a2
  3. 644a8a
  4. 533c73
  5. 422f5c
  6. 312346
  7. 221732
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8966bb with less saturation

  1. 8966bb
  2. 8769b5
  3. 866baf
  4. 846ea8
  5. 8370a2
  6. 82729c
  7. 807495
  8. 7f768f
  9. 7d7788
  10. 7c7982

Questions about #8966bb

What color is #8966bb?

#8966bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 102, 187), in HSL hsl(264.71, 38.46%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.177% 0.13063 301.465).

What colors go well with #8966bb?

The complementary color of #8966bb is #6f861a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f74c8 and #a65b9e. The triadic partners are #b1660d and #009280.

Is white or black text more readable on #8966bb?

White text reads better on #8966bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8966bb a warm or cool color?

#8966bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.131.