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#8a68b3 color: Lavish Spending

#8a68b3 is rgb(138, 104, 179) in RGB and oklch(58.205% 0.11699 303.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

58.2%
0.117
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
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a68b3

#8a68b3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.117 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 4.71:1, 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: #8a68b3 mixed with white

  1. 8a68b3
  2. 9577bb
  3. a085c3
  4. ac94cb
  5. b7a3d2
  6. c3b2da
  7. cec1e2
  8. dad1e9
  9. e6e0f0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a68b3 mixed with black

  1. 8a68b3
  2. 77599b
  3. 654b84
  4. 533e6e
  5. 423058
  6. 322443
  7. 22182f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a68b3 with less saturation

  1. 8a68b3
  2. 886aae
  3. 876da8
  4. 856fa3
  5. 84719d
  6. 827398
  7. 817492
  8. 7f768c
  9. 7e7887
  10. 7c7981

Questions about #8a68b3

What color is #8a68b3?

#8a68b3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 179), in HSL hsl(267.2, 33.04%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.205% 0.11699 303.882).

What colors go well with #8a68b3?

The complementary color of #8a68b3 is #6d862f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6674c0 and #a45f97. The triadic partners are #aa6a22 and #009183.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68b3?

White text reads better on #8a68b3: 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 #8a68b3 a warm or cool color?

#8a68b3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.117.