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#8a6cb5 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6cb5 is rgb(138, 108, 181) in RGB and oklch(59.037% 0.11282 301.995) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

59%
0.113
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8a6cb5

#8a6cb5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, 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: #8a6cb5 mixed with white

  1. 8a6cb5
  2. 957abd
  3. a089c5
  4. ab97cc
  5. b7a6d4
  6. c3b4db
  7. cec3e2
  8. dad2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #8a6cb5 mixed with black

  1. 8a6cb5
  2. 775d9d
  3. 654e86
  4. 53406f
  5. 423259
  6. 322544
  7. 221930
  8. 140d1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6cb5 with less saturation

  1. 8a6cb5
  2. 896eb0
  3. 8770aa
  4. 8672a5
  5. 85749f
  6. 83769a
  7. 827794
  8. 81798f
  9. 807a89
  10. 7e7c83

Questions about #8a6cb5

What color is #8a6cb5?

#8a6cb5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 108, 181), in HSL hsl(264.66, 33.03%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.037% 0.11282 301.995).

What colors go well with #8a6cb5?

The complementary color of #8a6cb5 is #728834. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6678c0 and #a4639b. The triadic partners are #ad6c2d and #009382.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6cb5?

White text reads better on #8a6cb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6cb5 a warm or cool color?

#8a6cb5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.113.