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#8a68c0 color: Lavish Spending

#8a68c0 is rgb(138, 104, 192) in RGB and oklch(58.905% 0.13411 300.147) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

58.9%
0.134
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a68c0

#8a68c0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8a68c0 mixed with white

  1. 8a68c0
  2. 9577c7
  3. a086ce
  4. ab95d4
  5. b7a4db
  6. c2b3e1
  7. cec2e8
  8. dad1ee
  9. e6e0f4
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8a68c0 mixed with black

  1. 8a68c0
  2. 7759a7
  3. 654b8e
  4. 533e76
  5. 42305f
  6. 322449
  7. 221834
  8. 140c20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a68c0 with less saturation

  1. 8a68c0
  2. 896bba
  3. 876db3
  4. 8670ad
  5. 8472a6
  6. 83749f
  7. 827699
  8. 807892
  9. 7f7a8b
  10. 7e7b84

Questions about #8a68c0

What color is #8a68c0?

#8a68c0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 104, 192), in HSL hsl(263.18, 41.12%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.905% 0.13411 300.147).

What colors go well with #8a68c0?

The complementary color of #8a68c0 is #738813. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f76cc and #a85ca2. The triadic partners are #b5660d and #009580.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a68c0?

White text reads better on #8a68c0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a68c0 a warm or cool color?

#8a68c0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.134.