Skip to the color picker

#8a6ac1 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6ac1 is rgb(138, 106, 193) in RGB and oklch(59.314% 0.13217 299.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

262°
100%

59.3%
0.132
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a6ac1

#8a6ac1 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8a6ac1 mixed with white

  1. 8a6ac1
  2. 9579c8
  3. a088cf
  4. ab96d5
  5. b7a5dc
  6. c2b4e2
  7. cec3e8
  8. dad2ee
  9. e6e1f4
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8a6ac1 mixed with black

  1. 8a6ac1
  2. 775ba7
  3. 654d8f
  4. 533f77
  5. 42315f
  6. 322449
  7. 221834
  8. 140d20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6ac1 with less saturation

  1. 8a6ac1
  2. 896dbb
  3. 876fb4
  4. 8671ae
  5. 8574a7
  6. 8476a0
  7. 82789a
  8. 817993
  9. 807b8c
  10. 7f7d85

Questions about #8a6ac1

What color is #8a6ac1?

#8a6ac1 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 106, 193), in HSL hsl(262.07, 41.23%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.314% 0.13217 299.317).

What colors go well with #8a6ac1?

The complementary color of #8a6ac1 is #768917. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f78cd and #a95fa4. The triadic partners are #b66816 and #009680.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6ac1?

White text reads better on #8a6ac1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6ac1 a warm or cool color?

#8a6ac1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.132.