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#8969b2 color: Lavish Spending

#8969b2 is rgb(137, 105, 178) in RGB and oklch(58.235% 0.11368 303.249) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.2%
0.114
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8969b2

#8969b2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.44:1 contrast and black text 4.73:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8969b2 mixed with white

  1. 8969b2
  2. 9478ba
  3. 9f86c2
  4. ab95ca
  5. b6a4d2
  6. c2b3da
  7. cec2e1
  8. dad1e9
  9. e6e0f0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8969b2 mixed with black

  1. 8969b2
  2. 765a9a
  3. 644c83
  4. 533e6d
  5. 423157
  6. 312443
  7. 22182f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8969b2 with less saturation

  1. 8969b2
  2. 886bad
  3. 866da7
  4. 856fa2
  5. 83719d
  6. 827397
  7. 807592
  8. 7f768c
  9. 7e7886
  10. 7c7981

Questions about #8969b2

What color is #8969b2?

#8969b2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(137, 105, 178), in HSL hsl(266.3, 32.16%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.235% 0.11368 303.249).

What colors go well with #8969b2?

The complementary color of #8969b2 is #6e8632. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6575be and #a36097. The triadic partners are #aa6a27 and #009082.

Is white or black text more readable on #8969b2?

White text reads better on #8969b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and black gives 4.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8969b2 a warm or cool color?

#8969b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.114.