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#8a6cc0 color: Lavish Spending

#8a6cc0 is rgb(138, 108, 192) in RGB and oklch(59.618% 0.12758 298.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

59.6%
0.128
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a6cc0

#8a6cc0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, 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: #8a6cc0 mixed with white

  1. 8a6cc0
  2. 957bc7
  3. a089ce
  4. ab98d4
  5. b7a6db
  6. c2b5e1
  7. cec3e7
  8. dad2ee
  9. e6e1f3
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8a6cc0 mixed with black

  1. 8a6cc0
  2. 775da7
  3. 654e8e
  4. 534076
  5. 42325f
  6. 322549
  7. 221934
  8. 140d20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8a6cc0 with less saturation

  1. 8a6cc0
  2. 896eba
  3. 8871b3
  4. 8673ad
  5. 8575a7
  6. 8477a0
  7. 83799a
  8. 827a93
  9. 817c8d
  10. 807d86

Questions about #8a6cc0

What color is #8a6cc0?

#8a6cc0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(138, 108, 192), in HSL hsl(261.43, 40%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.618% 0.12758 298.958).

What colors go well with #8a6cc0?

The complementary color of #8a6cc0 is #778920. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #607acb and #a861a4. The triadic partners are #b66920 and #009780.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a6cc0?

White text reads better on #8a6cc0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a6cc0 a warm or cool color?

#8a6cc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.128.