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#8a62ae color: Lusty Lavender

#8a62ae is rgb(138, 98, 174) in RGB and oklch(56.875% 0.12083 307.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

56.9%
0.121
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

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 #8a62ae

#8a62ae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 307°.

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: #8a62ae mixed with white

  1. 8a62ae
  2. 9571b6
  3. a081bf
  4. ac90c7
  5. b7a0cf
  6. c3afd8
  7. cfbfe0
  8. dbcfe8
  9. e7dfef
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8a62ae mixed with black

  1. 8a62ae
  2. 775497
  3. 654780
  4. 533a6a
  5. 422d55
  6. 322141
  7. 22162e
  8. 140b1c
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a62ae with less saturation

  1. 8a62ae
  2. 8865a9
  3. 8667a3
  4. 84699e
  5. 826c99
  6. 806e93
  7. 7f708e
  8. 7d7288
  9. 7b7382
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8a62ae

What color is #8a62ae?

#8a62ae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 98, 174), in HSL hsl(271.58, 31.93%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.875% 0.12083 307.22).

What colors go well with #8a62ae?

The complementary color of #8a62ae is #63842c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666ebd and #a35990. The triadic partners are #a5670f and #008d83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a62ae?

White text reads better on #8a62ae: 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 #8a62ae a warm or cool color?

#8a62ae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.121.