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#8a69b2 color: Lavish Spending

#8a69b2 is rgb(138, 105, 178) in RGB and oklch(58.335% 0.11395 303.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

58.3%
0.114
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a69b2

#8a69b2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, 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: #8a69b2 mixed with white

  1. 8a69b2
  2. 9578ba
  3. a086c2
  4. ac95ca
  5. b7a4d2
  6. c3b3da
  7. cec2e1
  8. dad1e9
  9. e6e0f0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8a69b2 mixed with black

  1. 8a69b2
  2. 775a9a
  3. 654c83
  4. 533e6d
  5. 423157
  6. 322443
  7. 22182f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a69b2 with less saturation

  1. 8a69b2
  2. 886bad
  3. 876da7
  4. 856fa2
  5. 84719d
  6. 827397
  7. 817592
  8. 7f778c
  9. 7e7887
  10. 7d7a81

Questions about #8a69b2

What color is #8a69b2?

#8a69b2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 105, 178), in HSL hsl(267.12, 32.16%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.335% 0.11395 303.906).

What colors go well with #8a69b2?

The complementary color of #8a69b2 is #6d8633. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6775be and #a36097. The triadic partners are #aa6b27 and #009183.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a69b2?

White text reads better on #8a69b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a69b2 a warm or cool color?

#8a69b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.114.