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#8a5eb3 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5eb3 is rgb(138, 94, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.454% 0.13399 306.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

56.5%
0.134
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a5eb3

#8a5eb3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, 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: #8a5eb3 mixed with white

  1. 8a5eb3
  2. 956ebb
  3. a07ec3
  4. ac8ecb
  5. b79ed3
  6. c3adda
  7. cfbee2
  8. dbcee9
  9. e7def1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #8a5eb3 mixed with black

  1. 8a5eb3
  2. 77519b
  3. 654484
  4. 53376e
  5. 422b58
  6. 321f43
  7. 22142f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a5eb3 with less saturation

  1. 8a5eb3
  2. 8861ad
  3. 8664a7
  4. 8467a1
  5. 82699b
  6. 806c95
  7. 7e6e8f
  8. 7c7089
  9. 7a7283
  10. 78747c

Questions about #8a5eb3

What color is #8a5eb3?

#8a5eb3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 94, 179), in HSL hsl(271.06, 35.86%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.454% 0.13399 306.476).

What colors go well with #8a5eb3?

The complementary color of #8a5eb3 is #618319. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #626cc3 and #a55393. The triadic partners are #a96300 and #008b81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5eb3?

White text reads better on #8a5eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5eb3 a warm or cool color?

#8a5eb3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.134.