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#8a66c3 color: Lavish Spending

#8a66c3 is rgb(138, 102, 195) in RGB and oklch(58.725% 0.14128 299.94) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.7%
0.141
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a66c3

#8a66c3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8a66c3 mixed with white

  1. 8a66c3
  2. 9575ca
  3. a085d0
  4. ab94d7
  5. b7a3dd
  6. c2b2e3
  7. cec1e9
  8. dad1ef
  9. e6e0f4
  10. f3effa

Darker: #8a66c3 mixed with black

  1. 8a66c3
  2. 7758a9
  3. 654a90
  4. 533c78
  5. 422f60
  6. 32234a
  7. 221734
  8. 140c20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a66c3 with less saturation

  1. 8a66c3
  2. 8869bc
  3. 876cb5
  4. 856eaf
  5. 8471a8
  6. 8373a1
  7. 81759a
  8. 807792
  9. 7f798b
  10. 7d7b84

Questions about #8a66c3

What color is #8a66c3?

#8a66c3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 102, 195), in HSL hsl(263.23, 43.66%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.725% 0.14128 299.94).

What colors go well with #8a66c3?

The complementary color of #8a66c3 is #728800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c75d0 and #aa5aa4. The triadic partners are #b76400 and #00947f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a66c3?

White text reads better on #8a66c3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a66c3 a warm or cool color?

#8a66c3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.141.