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#8a6bc1 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6bc1 is rgb(138, 107, 193) in RGB and oklch(59.493% 0.13054 299.017) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

59.5%
0.131
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6bc1

#8a6bc1 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.95:1, 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: #8a6bc1 mixed with white

  1. 8a6bc1
  2. 957ac8
  3. a088cf
  4. ab97d5
  5. b7a6dc
  6. c2b4e2
  7. cec3e8
  8. dad2ee
  9. e6e1f4
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8a6bc1 mixed with black

  1. 8a6bc1
  2. 775ca7
  3. 654e8f
  4. 533f77
  5. 42325f
  6. 322549
  7. 221834
  8. 140d20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6bc1 with less saturation

  1. 8a6bc1
  2. 896ebb
  3. 8770b4
  4. 8672ae
  5. 8574a7
  6. 8476a1
  7. 83789a
  8. 827a93
  9. 817c8d
  10. 807d86

Questions about #8a6bc1

What color is #8a6bc1?

#8a6bc1 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 107, 193), in HSL hsl(261.63, 40.95%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.493% 0.13054 299.017).

What colors go well with #8a6bc1?

The complementary color of #8a6bc1 is #77891a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f79cc and #a860a5. The triadic partners are #b6681b and #009780.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6bc1?

White text reads better on #8a6bc1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6bc1 a warm or cool color?

#8a6bc1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.131.