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#8b60af color: Lusty Lavender

#8b60af is rgb(139, 96, 175) in RGB and oklch(56.685% 0.12589 307.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

56.7%
0.126
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.39:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8b60af

#8b60af is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b60af mixed with white

  1. 8b60af
  2. 9670b7
  3. a17fc0
  4. ad8fc8
  5. b89ed0
  6. c4aed8
  7. cfbee0
  8. dbcee8
  9. e7def0
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8b60af mixed with black

  1. 8b60af
  2. 785298
  3. 664581
  4. 54386b
  5. 432c56
  6. 322041
  7. 23152e
  8. 140a1c
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b60af with less saturation

  1. 8b60af
  2. 8963aa
  3. 8766a4
  4. 85689f
  5. 836a99
  6. 816d93
  7. 7f6f8e
  8. 7d7188
  9. 7a7382
  10. 78757c

Questions about #8b60af

What color is #8b60af?

#8b60af is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 175), in HSL hsl(272.66, 33.05%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.685% 0.12589 307.958).

What colors go well with #8b60af?

The complementary color of #8b60af is #618428. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666dbf and #a55690. The triadic partners are #a66600 and #008c83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60af?

White text reads better on #8b60af: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and black gives 4.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60af a warm or cool color?

#8b60af is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.126.