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#8a66b3 color: Lavish Spending

#8a66b3 is rgb(138, 102, 179) in RGB and oklch(57.846% 0.12041 304.459) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.8%
0.120
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66b3

#8a66b3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, 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: #8a66b3 mixed with white

  1. 8a66b3
  2. 9575bb
  3. a084c3
  4. ac93cb
  5. b7a2d3
  6. c3b1da
  7. cfc1e2
  8. dad0e9
  9. e7dff1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a66b3 mixed with black

  1. 8a66b3
  2. 77589b
  3. 654a84
  4. 533c6e
  5. 422f58
  6. 322343
  7. 22172f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a66b3 with less saturation

  1. 8a66b3
  2. 8869ad
  3. 876ba8
  4. 856da2
  5. 836f9d
  6. 827197
  7. 807391
  8. 7e758c
  9. 7d7786
  10. 7b7880

Questions about #8a66b3

What color is #8a66b3?

#8a66b3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 179), in HSL hsl(268.05, 33.62%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.846% 0.12041 304.459).

What colors go well with #8a66b3?

The complementary color of #8a66b3 is #6a852c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6573c0 and #a45c97. The triadic partners are #aa681a and #009082.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66b3?

White text reads better on #8a66b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66b3 a warm or cool color?

#8a66b3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.12.