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#8a5eac color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5eac is rgb(138, 94, 172) in RGB and oklch(56.073% 0.12524 308.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

56.1%
0.125
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8a5eac

#8a5eac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, 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: #8a5eac mixed with white

  1. 8a5eac
  2. 956eb5
  3. a07ebd
  4. ac8dc6
  5. b79dce
  6. c3add7
  7. cfbddf
  8. dbcde7
  9. e7deef
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8a5eac mixed with black

  1. 8a5eac
  2. 775195
  3. 65447f
  4. 533769
  5. 422b54
  6. 321f40
  7. 22142d
  8. 140a1b
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5eac with less saturation

  1. 8a5eac
  2. 8861a7
  3. 8664a1
  4. 84669c
  5. 826996
  6. 7f6b91
  7. 7d6d8b
  8. 7b6f86
  9. 797180
  10. 77737a

Questions about #8a5eac

What color is #8a5eac?

#8a5eac is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 94, 172), in HSL hsl(273.85, 31.97%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.073% 0.12524 308.885).

What colors go well with #8a5eac?

The complementary color of #8a5eac is #5e8228. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666bbc and #a3558d. The triadic partners are #a36400 and #008a82.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5eac?

White text reads better on #8a5eac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5eac a warm or cool color?

#8a5eac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.125.