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#8a60ac color: Lusty Lavender

#8a60ac is rgb(138, 96, 172) in RGB and oklch(56.419% 0.12177 308.428) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

56.4%
0.122
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a60ac

#8a60ac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, 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: #8a60ac mixed with white

  1. 8a60ac
  2. 9570b5
  3. a07fbd
  4. ac8fc6
  5. b79ece
  6. c3aed6
  7. cfbedf
  8. dbcee7
  9. e7deef
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8a60ac mixed with black

  1. 8a60ac
  2. 775295
  3. 65457f
  4. 533869
  5. 422c54
  6. 322040
  7. 22152d
  8. 140a1b
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a60ac with less saturation

  1. 8a60ac
  2. 8863a7
  3. 8665a2
  4. 84689c
  5. 826a97
  6. 806c91
  7. 7e6e8c
  8. 7c7087
  9. 7a7281
  10. 78747b

Questions about #8a60ac

What color is #8a60ac?

#8a60ac is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 96, 172), in HSL hsl(273.16, 31.4%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.419% 0.12177 308.428).

What colors go well with #8a60ac?

The complementary color of #8a60ac is #60832c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666cbc and #a3578e. The triadic partners are #a36606 and #008b83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a60ac?

White text reads better on #8a60ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a60ac a warm or cool color?

#8a60ac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.122.