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#8a6cb8 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6cb8 is rgb(138, 108, 184) in RGB and oklch(59.192% 0.11685 301.103) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

59.2%
0.117
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6cb8

#8a6cb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, 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: #8a6cb8 mixed with white

  1. 8a6cb8
  2. 957ac0
  3. a089c7
  4. ab97ce
  5. b7a6d6
  6. c3b4dd
  7. cec3e4
  8. dad2eb
  9. e6e1f2
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #8a6cb8 mixed with black

  1. 8a6cb8
  2. 775da0
  3. 654e88
  4. 534071
  5. 42325b
  6. 322545
  7. 221931
  8. 140d1e
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6cb8 with less saturation

  1. 8a6cb8
  2. 896eb2
  3. 8770ad
  4. 8672a7
  5. 8574a1
  6. 84769c
  7. 827896
  8. 817990
  9. 807b8a
  10. 7f7c84

Questions about #8a6cb8

What color is #8a6cb8?

#8a6cb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 108, 184), in HSL hsl(263.68, 34.86%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.192% 0.11685 301.103).

What colors go well with #8a6cb8?

The complementary color of #8a6cb8 is #74882f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6479c3 and #a5629e. The triadic partners are #af6c2a and #009482.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6cb8?

White text reads better on #8a6cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6cb8 a warm or cool color?

#8a6cb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.117.