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#8a66bc color: Lavish Spending

#8a66bc is rgb(138, 102, 188) in RGB and oklch(58.332% 0.13216 301.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.3%
0.132
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66bc

#8a66bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, 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: #8a66bc mixed with white

  1. 8a66bc
  2. 9575c3
  3. a084ca
  4. ab93d2
  5. b7a2d8
  6. c2b2df
  7. cec1e6
  8. dad0ec
  9. e6e0f3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a66bc mixed with black

  1. 8a66bc
  2. 7758a3
  3. 654a8b
  4. 533c73
  5. 422f5d
  6. 322347
  7. 221732
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66bc with less saturation

  1. 8a66bc
  2. 8869b6
  3. 876bb0
  4. 856ea9
  5. 8470a3
  6. 82729c
  7. 817496
  8. 7f768f
  9. 7e7889
  10. 7c7a82

Questions about #8a66bc

What color is #8a66bc?

#8a66bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 188), in HSL hsl(265.12, 39.09%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.332% 0.13216 301.769).

What colors go well with #8a66bc?

The complementary color of #8a66bc is #6f8718. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6074c9 and #a75b9e. The triadic partners are #b26608 and #009281.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66bc?

White text reads better on #8a66bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66bc a warm or cool color?

#8a66bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.132.