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#8a66af color: Soft purple

#8a66af is rgb(138, 102, 175) in RGB and oklch(57.638% 0.11519 305.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

57.6%
0.115
306°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66af

#8a66af is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.56:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a66af mixed with white

  1. 8a66af
  2. 9575b7
  3. a084c0
  4. ac93c8
  5. b7a2d0
  6. c3b1d8
  7. cfc0e0
  8. dbd0e8
  9. e7dff0
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8a66af mixed with black

  1. 8a66af
  2. 775898
  3. 654a81
  4. 533c6b
  5. 422f56
  6. 322341
  7. 22172e
  8. 140c1c
  9. 07040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a66af with less saturation

  1. 8a66af
  2. 8868aa
  3. 876ba5
  4. 856d9f
  5. 836f9a
  6. 817195
  7. 80738f
  8. 7e748a
  9. 7c7684
  10. 7b787f

Questions about #8a66af

What color is #8a66af?

#8a66af is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 175), in HSL hsl(269.59, 31.33%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.638% 0.11519 305.806).

What colors go well with #8a66af?

The complementary color of #8a66af is #698532. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6772bd and #a35d93. The triadic partners are #a76920 and #008e83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66af?

White text reads better on #8a66af: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66af a warm or cool color?

#8a66af is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.115.