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#8a58a5 color: Highlighter Lavender

#8a58a5 is rgb(138, 88, 165) in RGB and oklch(54.682% 0.12711 312.775) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

54.7%
0.127
313°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #8a58a5

#8a58a5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.22:1 contrast and black text 4.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender (#85569c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a58a5 mixed with white

  1. 8a58a5
  2. 9568ae
  3. a179b8
  4. ac89c1
  5. b899ca
  6. c4aad3
  7. cfbbdc
  8. dbcce5
  9. e7ddee
  10. f3eef6

Darker: #8a58a5 mixed with black

  1. 8a58a5
  2. 774b8f
  3. 653f79
  4. 533365
  5. 422851
  6. 321d3d
  7. 22122b
  8. 14091a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a58a5 with less saturation

  1. 8a58a5
  2. 885ba0
  3. 855e9b
  4. 836196
  5. 806391
  6. 7e668b
  7. 7b6886
  8. 786a81
  9. 766d7c
  10. 736f76

Questions about #8a58a5

What color is #8a58a5?

#8a58a5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 88, 165), in HSL hsl(278.96, 30.43%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.682% 0.12711 312.775).

What colors go well with #8a58a5?

The complementary color of #8a58a5 is #528029. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6765b8 and #a24f84. The triadic partners are #9d6200 and #008482.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a58a5?

White text reads better on #8a58a5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and black gives 4.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a58a5 a warm or cool color?

#8a58a5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.127.