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#8a5eb6 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5eb6 is rgb(138, 94, 182) in RGB and oklch(56.621% 0.13775 305.526) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.6%
0.138
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a5eb6

#8a5eb6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, 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: #8a5eb6 mixed with white

  1. 8a5eb6
  2. 956ebe
  3. a07ec6
  4. ac8ecd
  5. b79ed5
  6. c3aedc
  7. cfbee3
  8. dbceea
  9. e7def1
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #8a5eb6 mixed with black

  1. 8a5eb6
  2. 77519e
  3. 654486
  4. 53376f
  5. 422b59
  6. 321f44
  7. 221430
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a5eb6 with less saturation

  1. 8a5eb6
  2. 8861b0
  3. 8664aa
  4. 8467a4
  5. 826a9d
  6. 806c97
  7. 7e6e91
  8. 7c708a
  9. 7a7284
  10. 78747d

Questions about #8a5eb6

What color is #8a5eb6?

#8a5eb6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 94, 182), in HSL hsl(270, 37.61%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.621% 0.13775 305.526).

What colors go well with #8a5eb6?

The complementary color of #8a5eb6 is #638410. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #616cc6 and #a65395. The triadic partners are #ac6200 and #008c80.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5eb6?

White text reads better on #8a5eb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5eb6 a warm or cool color?

#8a5eb6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.138.