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#8a66bb color: Lavish Spending

#8a66bb is rgb(138, 102, 187) in RGB and oklch(58.277% 0.13085 302.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.3%
0.131
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66bb

#8a66bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a66bb mixed with white

  1. 8a66bb
  2. 9575c2
  3. a084ca
  4. ab93d1
  5. b7a2d8
  6. c2b2df
  7. cec1e5
  8. dad0ec
  9. e6e0f2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a66bb mixed with black

  1. 8a66bb
  2. 7758a2
  3. 654a8a
  4. 533c73
  5. 422f5c
  6. 322346
  7. 221732
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66bb with less saturation

  1. 8a66bb
  2. 8869b5
  3. 876baf
  4. 856ea8
  5. 8470a2
  6. 82729c
  7. 817495
  8. 7f768f
  9. 7e7888
  10. 7c7982

Questions about #8a66bb

What color is #8a66bb?

#8a66bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 187), in HSL hsl(265.41, 38.46%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.277% 0.13085 302.047).

What colors go well with #8a66bb?

The complementary color of #8a66bb is #6e871b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6174c8 and #a75b9d. The triadic partners are #b1660b and #009281.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66bb?

White text reads better on #8a66bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66bb a warm or cool color?

#8a66bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.131.