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#8a58a7 color: Highlighter Lavender

#8a58a7 is rgb(138, 88, 167) in RGB and oklch(54.789% 0.12951 311.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

54.8%
0.130
312°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #8a58a7

#8a58a7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.8% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, 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: #8a58a7 mixed with white

  1. 8a58a7
  2. 9568b0
  3. a179b9
  4. ac89c2
  5. b89acb
  6. c3aad4
  7. cfbbdd
  8. dbcce5
  9. e7ddee
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8a58a7 mixed with black

  1. 8a58a7
  2. 774b91
  3. 653f7b
  4. 533366
  5. 422852
  6. 321d3e
  7. 22122c
  8. 14091a
  9. 07030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a58a7 with less saturation

  1. 8a58a7
  2. 885ba2
  3. 855e9d
  4. 836197
  5. 806492
  6. 7e668d
  7. 7b6887
  8. 796b82
  9. 766d7c
  10. 736f77

Questions about #8a58a7

What color is #8a58a7?

#8a58a7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Highlighter Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 88, 167), in HSL hsl(277.97, 30.98%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.789% 0.12951 311.984).

What colors go well with #8a58a7?

The complementary color of #8a58a7 is #538025. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6665ba and #a24f86. The triadic partners are #9e6200 and #008582.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a58a7?

White text reads better on #8a58a7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a58a7 a warm or cool color?

#8a58a7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 54.8% and its chroma 0.13.