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#8a6bc2 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6bc2 is rgb(138, 107, 194) in RGB and oklch(59.548% 0.13188 298.772) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

59.5%
0.132
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6bc2

#8a6bc2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8a6bc2 mixed with white

  1. 8a6bc2
  2. 957ac9
  3. a088cf
  4. ab97d6
  5. b7a6dc
  6. c2b4e2
  7. cec3e8
  8. dad2ee
  9. e6e1f4
  10. f3f0fa

Darker: #8a6bc2 mixed with black

  1. 8a6bc2
  2. 775ca8
  3. 654e8f
  4. 533f77
  5. 423260
  6. 322549
  7. 221834
  8. 140d20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6bc2 with less saturation

  1. 8a6bc2
  2. 896ebc
  3. 8770b5
  4. 8672ae
  5. 8574a8
  6. 8476a1
  7. 83789b
  8. 827a94
  9. 817c8d
  10. 807d86

Questions about #8a6bc2

What color is #8a6bc2?

#8a6bc2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 107, 194), in HSL hsl(261.38, 41.63%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.548% 0.13188 298.772).

What colors go well with #8a6bc2?

The complementary color of #8a6bc2 is #778917. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e79cd and #a960a5. The triadic partners are #b7681a and #009780.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6bc2?

White text reads better on #8a6bc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6bc2 a warm or cool color?

#8a6bc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.132.