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#8a60b5 color: Lusty Lavender

#8a60b5 is rgb(138, 96, 181) in RGB and oklch(56.905% 0.13315 305.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

56.9%
0.133
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8a60b5

#8a60b5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #8a60b5 mixed with white

  1. 8a60b5
  2. 9570bd
  3. a07fc5
  4. ac8fcc
  5. b79fd4
  6. c3aedc
  7. cfbee3
  8. daceea
  9. e7def1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a60b5 mixed with black

  1. 8a60b5
  2. 77529d
  3. 654586
  4. 53386f
  5. 422c59
  6. 322044
  7. 221530
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a60b5 with less saturation

  1. 8a60b5
  2. 8863af
  3. 8666a9
  4. 8468a3
  5. 826b9d
  6. 806d97
  7. 7e6f91
  8. 7d718a
  9. 7b7384
  10. 79757e

Questions about #8a60b5

What color is #8a60b5?

#8a60b5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 96, 181), in HSL hsl(269.65, 36.48%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.905% 0.13315 305.373).

What colors go well with #8a60b5?

The complementary color of #8a60b5 is #65841a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #626ec4 and #a65595. The triadic partners are #ab6300 and #008d81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a60b5?

White text reads better on #8a60b5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a60b5 a warm or cool color?

#8a60b5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.133.