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#8a5eba color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5eba is rgb(138, 94, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.849% 0.14277 304.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

56.8%
0.143
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a5eba

#8a5eba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.39:1, 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: #8a5eba mixed with white

  1. 8a5eba
  2. 956ec2
  3. a07ec9
  4. ac8ed0
  5. b79ed7
  6. c3aede
  7. cebee5
  8. daceec
  9. e6def2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a5eba mixed with black

  1. 8a5eba
  2. 7751a1
  3. 654489
  4. 533772
  5. 422b5c
  6. 321f46
  7. 221432
  8. 140a1e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a5eba with less saturation

  1. 8a5eba
  2. 8861b4
  3. 8664ad
  4. 8467a7
  5. 826aa0
  6. 806c99
  7. 7e6f93
  8. 7c718c
  9. 7a7385
  10. 79757e

Questions about #8a5eba

What color is #8a5eba?

#8a5eba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 94, 186), in HSL hsl(268.7, 40%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.849% 0.14277 304.327).

What colors go well with #8a5eba?

The complementary color of #8a5eba is #658400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6dca and #a85299. The triadic partners are #af6100 and #008d7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5eba?

White text reads better on #8a5eba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and black gives 4.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5eba a warm or cool color?

#8a5eba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.143.