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#8a60b3 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a60b3 is rgb(138, 96, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.795% 0.13061 306.012) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.8%
0.131
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a60b3

#8a60b3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.77:1 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: #8a60b3 mixed with white

  1. 8a60b3
  2. 9570bb
  3. a07fc3
  4. ac8fcb
  5. b79fd3
  6. c3aeda
  7. cfbee2
  8. dbcee9
  9. e7def1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a60b3 mixed with black

  1. 8a60b3
  2. 77529b
  3. 654584
  4. 53386e
  5. 422c58
  6. 322043
  7. 22152f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a60b3 with less saturation

  1. 8a60b3
  2. 8863ad
  3. 8666a7
  4. 8468a2
  5. 826b9c
  6. 806d96
  7. 7e6f90
  8. 7c718a
  9. 7a7383
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8a60b3

What color is #8a60b3?

#8a60b3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 96, 179), in HSL hsl(270.36, 35.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.795% 0.13061 306.012).

What colors go well with #8a60b3?

The complementary color of #8a60b3 is #64841e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #636ec2 and #a55694. The triadic partners are #a96400 and #008c81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a60b3?

White text reads better on #8a60b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a60b3 a warm or cool color?

#8a60b3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.131.