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#8a5bae color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5bae is rgb(138, 91, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.672% 0.13286 308.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

55.7%
0.133
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a5bae

#8a5bae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.01:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, 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: #8a5bae mixed with white

  1. 8a5bae
  2. 956bb7
  3. a17bbf
  4. ac8bc7
  5. b79cd0
  6. c3acd8
  7. cfbce0
  8. dbcde8
  9. e7ddf0
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8a5bae mixed with black

  1. 8a5bae
  2. 774e97
  3. 654180
  4. 53356a
  5. 422955
  6. 321e41
  7. 22132e
  8. 14091c
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5bae with less saturation

  1. 8a5bae
  2. 885ea8
  3. 8661a3
  4. 83649d
  5. 816797
  6. 7f6991
  7. 7d6b8c
  8. 7a6d86
  9. 787080
  10. 76717a

Questions about #8a5bae

What color is #8a5bae?

#8a5bae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 91, 174), in HSL hsl(273.98, 33.88%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.672% 0.13286 308.813).

What colors go well with #8a5bae?

The complementary color of #8a5bae is #5b821e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6469bf and #a4518d. The triadic partners are #a56200 and #008881.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5bae?

White text reads better on #8a5bae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5bae a warm or cool color?

#8a5bae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.133.