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#8a68bc color: Lavish Spending

#8a68bc is rgb(138, 104, 188) in RGB and oklch(58.685% 0.12885 301.207) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.7%
0.129
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a68bc

#8a68bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, 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: #8a68bc mixed with white

  1. 8a68bc
  2. 9577c3
  3. a086ca
  4. ab95d1
  5. b7a4d8
  6. c2b3df
  7. cec2e6
  8. dad1ec
  9. e6e0f3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8a68bc mixed with black

  1. 8a68bc
  2. 7759a3
  3. 654b8b
  4. 533e73
  5. 42305d
  6. 322447
  7. 221832
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a68bc with less saturation

  1. 8a68bc
  2. 886bb6
  3. 876db0
  4. 866faa
  5. 8472a3
  6. 83749d
  7. 817697
  8. 807790
  9. 7f798a
  10. 7d7b83

Questions about #8a68bc

What color is #8a68bc?

#8a68bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 188), in HSL hsl(264.29, 38.53%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.685% 0.12885 301.207).

What colors go well with #8a68bc?

The complementary color of #8a68bc is #71871e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6176c8 and #a75d9f. The triadic partners are #b26715 and #009481.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68bc?

White text reads better on #8a68bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a68bc a warm or cool color?

#8a68bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.129.