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#8a65c2 color: Lavish Spending

#8a65c2 is rgb(138, 101, 194) in RGB and oklch(58.495% 0.14159 300.452) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.5%
0.142
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a65c2

#8a65c2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a65c2 mixed with white

  1. 8a65c2
  2. 9574c9
  3. a084d0
  4. ab93d6
  5. b7a2dc
  6. c2b1e3
  7. cec1e9
  8. dad0ee
  9. e6e0f4
  10. f3effa

Darker: #8a65c2 mixed with black

  1. 8a65c2
  2. 7757a8
  3. 65498f
  4. 533c77
  5. 422f60
  6. 322249
  7. 221734
  8. 140c20
  9. 07030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a65c2 with less saturation

  1. 8a65c2
  2. 8868bb
  3. 876bb4
  4. 856eae
  5. 8470a7
  6. 8272a0
  7. 817499
  8. 807692
  9. 7e788a
  10. 7d7a83

Questions about #8a65c2

What color is #8a65c2?

#8a65c2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 101, 194), in HSL hsl(263.87, 43.26%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.495% 0.14159 300.452).

What colors go well with #8a65c2?

The complementary color of #8a65c2 is #718700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c74cf and #aa59a3. The triadic partners are #b66300 and #00937f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a65c2?

White text reads better on #8a65c2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a65c2 a warm or cool color?

#8a65c2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.142.