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#8a68ba color: Lavish Spending

#8a68ba is rgb(138, 104, 186) in RGB and oklch(58.576% 0.12621 301.764) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.6%
0.126
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

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 #8a68ba

#8a68ba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 302°.

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 slate-500.

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Lighter: #8a68ba mixed with white

  1. 8a68ba
  2. 9577c1
  3. a086c9
  4. ab95d0
  5. b7a4d7
  6. c2b2de
  7. cec2e5
  8. dad1ec
  9. e6e0f2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a68ba mixed with black

  1. 8a68ba
  2. 7759a1
  3. 654b89
  4. 533e72
  5. 42305c
  6. 322446
  7. 221832
  8. 140c1e
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a68ba with less saturation

  1. 8a68ba
  2. 886bb4
  3. 876dae
  4. 866fa8
  5. 8471a2
  6. 83739c
  7. 817596
  8. 80778f
  9. 7e7989
  10. 7d7a82

Questions about #8a68ba

What color is #8a68ba?

#8a68ba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 186), in HSL hsl(264.88, 37.27%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.576% 0.12621 301.764).

What colors go well with #8a68ba?

The complementary color of #8a68ba is #708723. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6275c6 and #a65d9d. The triadic partners are #b06818 and #009381.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68ba?

White text reads better on #8a68ba: 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 #8a68ba a warm or cool color?

#8a68ba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.126.