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#8a66b8 color: Lavish Spending

#8a66b8 is rgb(138, 102, 184) in RGB and oklch(58.113% 0.12693 302.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.1%
0.127
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66b8

#8a66b8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, 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: #8a66b8 mixed with white

  1. 8a66b8
  2. 9575c0
  3. a084c7
  4. ab93cf
  5. b7a2d6
  6. c3b1dd
  7. cec1e4
  8. dad0eb
  9. e6e0f2
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a66b8 mixed with black

  1. 8a66b8
  2. 7758a0
  3. 654a88
  4. 533c71
  5. 422f5b
  6. 322345
  7. 221731
  8. 140c1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66b8 with less saturation

  1. 8a66b8
  2. 8869b2
  3. 876bac
  4. 856da6
  5. 8470a0
  6. 82729a
  7. 807494
  8. 7f768e
  9. 7d7787
  10. 7c7981

Questions about #8a66b8

What color is #8a66b8?

#8a66b8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 184), in HSL hsl(266.34, 36.61%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.113% 0.12693 302.912).

What colors go well with #8a66b8?

The complementary color of #8a66b8 is #6d8622. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6273c5 and #a65c9b. The triadic partners are #ae6712 and #009181.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66b8?

White text reads better on #8a66b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66b8 a warm or cool color?

#8a66b8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.127.