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#8a66c2 color: Lavish Spending

#8a66c2 is rgb(138, 102, 194) in RGB and oklch(58.668% 0.13998 300.189) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.7%
0.140
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a66c2

#8a66c2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a66c2 mixed with white

  1. 8a66c2
  2. 9575c9
  3. a085cf
  4. ab94d6
  5. b7a3dc
  6. c2b2e3
  7. cec1e9
  8. dad0ee
  9. e6e0f4
  10. f3effa

Darker: #8a66c2 mixed with black

  1. 8a66c2
  2. 7758a8
  3. 654a8f
  4. 533c77
  5. 422f60
  6. 322349
  7. 221734
  8. 140c20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66c2 with less saturation

  1. 8a66c2
  2. 8869bb
  3. 876cb5
  4. 856eae
  5. 8471a7
  6. 8373a0
  7. 817599
  8. 807792
  9. 7f798b
  10. 7d7b84

Questions about #8a66c2

What color is #8a66c2?

#8a66c2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 194), in HSL hsl(263.48, 42.99%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.668% 0.13998 300.189).

What colors go well with #8a66c2?

The complementary color of #8a66c2 is #728700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5d75cf and #a95aa3. The triadic partners are #b76400 and #00947f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66c2?

White text reads better on #8a66c2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66c2 a warm or cool color?

#8a66c2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.14.