#8a5cbd color: Lusty Lavender
#8a5cbd is rgb(138, 92, 189) in RGB and oklch(56.692% 0.14976 303.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Amethyst
- violet-500
- Black 26%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #8a5cbd
#8a5cbd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 304°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.
Lighter: #8a5cbd mixed with white
Darker: #8a5cbd mixed with black
Calmer: #8a5cbd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #8a5cbd
Questions about #8a5cbd
What color is #8a5cbd?
#8a5cbd is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 92, 189), in HSL hsl(268.45, 42.36%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.692% 0.14976 303.912).
What colors go well with #8a5cbd?
The complementary color of #8a5cbd is #658400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d6ccd and #a94f9a. The triadic partners are #b15e00 and #008c7e.
Is white or black text more readable on #8a5cbd?
White text reads better on #8a5cbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8a5cbd a warm or cool color?
#8a5cbd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.15.