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#8a5fbc color: Lusty Lavender

#8a5fbc is rgb(138, 95, 188) in RGB and oklch(57.131% 0.14365 303.527) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.1%
0.144
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a5fbc

#8a5fbc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, 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: #8a5fbc mixed with white

  1. 8a5fbc
  2. 956fc3
  3. a07fcb
  4. ab8fd2
  5. b79fd9
  6. c3aedf
  7. cebee6
  8. daceed
  9. e6def3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a5fbc mixed with black

  1. 8a5fbc
  2. 7752a3
  3. 65448b
  4. 533873
  5. 422c5d
  6. 322047
  7. 221532
  8. 140a1f
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a5fbc with less saturation

  1. 8a5fbc
  2. 8862b5
  3. 8665af
  4. 8468a8
  5. 826ba2
  6. 816d9b
  7. 7f7094
  8. 7d728d
  9. 7b7486
  10. 79767f

Questions about #8a5fbc

What color is #8a5fbc?

#8a5fbc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 95, 188), in HSL hsl(267.74, 40.97%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.131% 0.14365 303.527).

What colors go well with #8a5fbc?

The complementary color of #8a5fbc is #678500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e6ecb and #a8539b. The triadic partners are #b16100 and #008e7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5fbc?

White text reads better on #8a5fbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5fbc a warm or cool color?

#8a5fbc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.144.