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#8a6bb7 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6bb7 is rgb(138, 107, 183) in RGB and oklch(58.958% 0.11719 301.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

59%
0.117
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a6bb7

#8a6bb7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, 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: #8a6bb7 mixed with white

  1. 8a6bb7
  2. 9579bf
  3. a088c6
  4. ab96ce
  5. b7a5d5
  6. c3b4dc
  7. cec3e3
  8. dad2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #8a6bb7 mixed with black

  1. 8a6bb7
  2. 775c9f
  3. 654e87
  4. 533f70
  5. 42325a
  6. 322545
  7. 221831
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6bb7 with less saturation

  1. 8a6bb7
  2. 896db1
  3. 876fac
  4. 8671a6
  5. 8573a0
  6. 83759b
  7. 827795
  8. 81798f
  9. 7f7a89
  10. 7e7c83

Questions about #8a6bb7

What color is #8a6bb7?

#8a6bb7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 107, 183), in HSL hsl(264.47, 34.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.958% 0.11719 301.719).

What colors go well with #8a6bb7?

The complementary color of #8a6bb7 is #72882f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6578c3 and #a5619c. The triadic partners are #ae6b27 and #009382.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6bb7?

White text reads better on #8a6bb7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6bb7 a warm or cool color?

#8a6bb7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.117.