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#8a5dac color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5dac is rgb(138, 93, 172) in RGB and oklch(55.902% 0.12696 309.104) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

55.9%
0.127
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a5dac

#8a5dac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.9% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.95:1 contrast and black text 4.24:1, 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: #8a5dac mixed with white

  1. 8a5dac
  2. 956db5
  3. a17dbd
  4. ac8dc6
  5. b79dce
  6. c3add7
  7. cfbddf
  8. dbcde7
  9. e7deef
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8a5dac mixed with black

  1. 8a5dac
  2. 775095
  3. 65437f
  4. 533769
  5. 422a54
  6. 321f40
  7. 22142d
  8. 140a1b
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5dac with less saturation

  1. 8a5dac
  2. 8860a7
  3. 8663a1
  4. 83659c
  5. 816896
  6. 7f6a91
  7. 7d6c8b
  8. 7b6e86
  9. 787080
  10. 76727a

Questions about #8a5dac

What color is #8a5dac?

#8a5dac is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 93, 172), in HSL hsl(274.18, 32.24%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.902% 0.12696 309.104).

What colors go well with #8a5dac?

The complementary color of #8a5dac is #5c8226. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #656abd and #a3538c. The triadic partners are #a36400 and #008982.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5dac?

White text reads better on #8a5dac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and black gives 4.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5dac a warm or cool color?

#8a5dac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 55.9% and its chroma 0.127.