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#8a66bd color: Lavish Spending

#8a66bd is rgb(138, 102, 189) in RGB and oklch(58.387% 0.13346 301.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.4%
0.133
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a66bd

#8a66bd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, 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: #8a66bd mixed with white

  1. 8a66bd
  2. 9575c4
  3. a084cb
  4. ab93d2
  5. b7a3d9
  6. c2b2e0
  7. cec1e6
  8. dad0ed
  9. e6e0f3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a66bd mixed with black

  1. 8a66bd
  2. 7758a4
  3. 654a8c
  4. 533c74
  5. 422f5d
  6. 322347
  7. 221733
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66bd with less saturation

  1. 8a66bd
  2. 8869b7
  3. 876bb0
  4. 856eaa
  5. 8470a4
  6. 82729d
  7. 817496
  8. 7f7690
  9. 7e7889
  10. 7d7a82

Questions about #8a66bd

What color is #8a66bd?

#8a66bd is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 189), in HSL hsl(264.83, 39.73%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.387% 0.13346 301.495).

What colors go well with #8a66bd?

The complementary color of #8a66bd is #6f8715. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6074ca and #a85b9f. The triadic partners are #b26605 and #009380.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66bd?

White text reads better on #8a66bd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66bd a warm or cool color?

#8a66bd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.133.