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#8a66b4 color: Lavish Spending

#8a66b4 is rgb(138, 102, 180) in RGB and oklch(57.899% 0.12171 304.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.9%
0.122
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66b4

#8a66b4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.122 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 4.64:1, 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: #8a66b4 mixed with white

  1. 8a66b4
  2. 9575bc
  3. a084c4
  4. ac93cc
  5. b7a2d3
  6. c3b1db
  7. cec1e2
  8. dad0ea
  9. e6e0f1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a66b4 mixed with black

  1. 8a66b4
  2. 77589c
  3. 654a85
  4. 533c6e
  5. 422f58
  6. 322344
  7. 221730
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66b4 with less saturation

  1. 8a66b4
  2. 8869ae
  3. 876ba9
  4. 856da3
  5. 836f9d
  6. 827198
  7. 807392
  8. 7f758c
  9. 7d7786
  10. 7b7880

Questions about #8a66b4

What color is #8a66b4?

#8a66b4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 180), in HSL hsl(267.69, 34.21%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.899% 0.12171 304.139).

What colors go well with #8a66b4?

The complementary color of #8a66b4 is #6b862a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6473c1 and #a55c97. The triadic partners are #ab6819 and #009082.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66b4?

White text reads better on #8a66b4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66b4 a warm or cool color?

#8a66b4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.122.