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#8a68b2 color: Lavish Spending

#8a68b2 is rgb(138, 104, 178) in RGB and oklch(58.154% 0.11567 304.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

58.2%
0.116
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a68b2

#8a68b2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 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 mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a68b2 mixed with white

  1. 8a68b2
  2. 9577ba
  3. a085c2
  4. ac94ca
  5. b7a3d2
  6. c3b2da
  7. cfc1e1
  8. dad0e9
  9. e7e0f0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a68b2 mixed with black

  1. 8a68b2
  2. 77599a
  3. 654b83
  4. 533e6d
  5. 423057
  6. 322443
  7. 22182f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a68b2 with less saturation

  1. 8a68b2
  2. 886aad
  3. 876da7
  4. 856fa2
  5. 84719d
  6. 827297
  7. 817491
  8. 7f768c
  9. 7e7886
  10. 7c7980

Questions about #8a68b2

What color is #8a68b2?

#8a68b2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 178), in HSL hsl(267.57, 32.46%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.154% 0.11567 304.208).

What colors go well with #8a68b2?

The complementary color of #8a68b2 is #6c8631. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6674bf and #a45f97. The triadic partners are #a96a23 and #009083.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68b2?

White text reads better on #8a68b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a68b2 a warm or cool color?

#8a68b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.116.