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#8a6cb7 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6cb7 is rgb(138, 108, 183) in RGB and oklch(59.14% 0.1155 301.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

59.1%
0.116
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6cb7

#8a6cb7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 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 purple colors

Lighter: #8a6cb7 mixed with white

  1. 8a6cb7
  2. 957abf
  3. a089c6
  4. ab97ce
  5. b7a6d5
  6. c3b4dc
  7. cec3e3
  8. dad2ea
  9. e6e1f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #8a6cb7 mixed with black

  1. 8a6cb7
  2. 775d9f
  3. 654e87
  4. 534070
  5. 42325a
  6. 322545
  7. 221931
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6cb7 with less saturation

  1. 8a6cb7
  2. 896eb1
  3. 8770ac
  4. 8672a6
  5. 8574a1
  6. 83769b
  7. 827895
  8. 81798f
  9. 807b8a
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #8a6cb7

What color is #8a6cb7?

#8a6cb7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 108, 183), in HSL hsl(264, 34.25%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.14% 0.1155 301.395).

What colors go well with #8a6cb7?

The complementary color of #8a6cb7 is #738831. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6578c2 and #a5629d. The triadic partners are #ae6c2b and #009382.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6cb7?

White text reads better on #8a6cb7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6cb7 a warm or cool color?

#8a6cb7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.116.