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#8a60b2 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a60b2 is rgb(138, 96, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.741% 0.12935 306.339) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

56.7%
0.129
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a60b2

#8a60b2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, 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: #8a60b2 mixed with white

  1. 8a60b2
  2. 9570ba
  3. a07fc2
  4. ac8fca
  5. b79fd2
  6. c3aeda
  7. cfbee1
  8. dbcee9
  9. e7def0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a60b2 mixed with black

  1. 8a60b2
  2. 77529a
  3. 654583
  4. 53386d
  5. 422c57
  6. 322043
  7. 22152f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a60b2 with less saturation

  1. 8a60b2
  2. 8863ac
  3. 8666a7
  4. 8468a1
  5. 826b9b
  6. 806d95
  7. 7e6f8f
  8. 7c7189
  9. 7a7383
  10. 78757d

Questions about #8a60b2

What color is #8a60b2?

#8a60b2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 96, 178), in HSL hsl(270.73, 34.75%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.741% 0.12935 306.339).

What colors go well with #8a60b2?

The complementary color of #8a60b2 is #638421. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #636dc2 and #a55693. The triadic partners are #a86400 and #008c81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a60b2?

White text reads better on #8a60b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a60b2 a warm or cool color?

#8a60b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.129.