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#8a5db9 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5db9 is rgb(138, 93, 185) in RGB and oklch(56.624% 0.14316 304.843) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.6%
0.143
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a5db9

#8a5db9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 305°.

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 mauve-500.

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Lighter: #8a5db9 mixed with white

  1. 8a5db9
  2. 956dc1
  3. a07dc8
  4. ac8dd0
  5. b79dd7
  6. c3adde
  7. cfbde5
  8. daceec
  9. e7def2
  10. f3eef9

Darker: #8a5db9 mixed with black

  1. 8a5db9
  2. 7750a0
  3. 654389
  4. 533771
  5. 422a5b
  6. 321f46
  7. 221431
  8. 140a1e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a5db9 with less saturation

  1. 8a5db9
  2. 8860b3
  3. 8664ac
  4. 8466a6
  5. 82699f
  6. 806c99
  7. 7e6e92
  8. 7c708b
  9. 7a7284
  10. 78747d

Questions about #8a5db9

What color is #8a5db9?

#8a5db9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 93, 185), in HSL hsl(269.35, 39.66%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.624% 0.14316 304.843).

What colors go well with #8a5db9?

The complementary color of #8a5db9 is #638400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6cc9 and #a85197. The triadic partners are #ae6000 and #008c7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5db9?

White text reads better on #8a5db9: 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 #8a5db9 a warm or cool color?

#8a5db9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.143.