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#8a68be color: Lavish Spending

#8a68be is rgb(138, 104, 190) in RGB and oklch(58.794% 0.13148 300.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.8%
0.131
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a68be

#8a68be is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, 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: #8a68be mixed with white

  1. 8a68be
  2. 9577c5
  3. a086cc
  4. ab95d3
  5. b7a4da
  6. c2b3e0
  7. cec2e7
  8. dad1ed
  9. e6e0f3
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8a68be mixed with black

  1. 8a68be
  2. 7759a5
  3. 654b8c
  4. 533e75
  5. 42305e
  6. 322448
  7. 221833
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a68be with less saturation

  1. 8a68be
  2. 896bb8
  3. 876db1
  4. 8670ab
  5. 8472a5
  6. 83749e
  7. 827698
  8. 807891
  9. 7f798a
  10. 7e7b83

Questions about #8a68be

What color is #8a68be?

#8a68be is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 190), in HSL hsl(263.72, 39.81%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.794% 0.13148 300.668).

What colors go well with #8a68be?

The complementary color of #8a68be is #728819. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6076ca and #a85da1. The triadic partners are #b46711 and #009480.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68be?

White text reads better on #8a68be: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a68be a warm or cool color?

#8a68be is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.131.