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#8a62be color: Lusty Lavender

#8a62be is rgb(138, 98, 190) in RGB and oklch(57.753% 0.1413 302.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

57.8%
0.141
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #8a62be

#8a62be is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, 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: #8a62be mixed with white

  1. 8a62be
  2. 9572c5
  3. a081cc
  4. ab91d3
  5. b7a0da
  6. c2b0e0
  7. cec0e7
  8. dacfed
  9. e6dff3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a62be mixed with black

  1. 8a62be
  2. 7754a5
  3. 65478c
  4. 533a75
  5. 422d5e
  6. 322148
  7. 221633
  8. 140b1f
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a62be with less saturation

  1. 8a62be
  2. 8865b7
  3. 8668b1
  4. 856baa
  5. 836da3
  6. 81709d
  7. 807296
  8. 7e748f
  9. 7d7688
  10. 7b7881

Questions about #8a62be

What color is #8a62be?

#8a62be is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 98, 190), in HSL hsl(266.09, 41.44%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.753% 0.1413 302.259).

What colors go well with #8a62be?

The complementary color of #8a62be is #6c8600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e71cc and #a9569e. The triadic partners are #b36200 and #00907f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a62be?

White text reads better on #8a62be: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a62be a warm or cool color?

#8a62be is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.141.