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#8b60b3 color: Lusty Lavender

#8b60b3 is rgb(139, 96, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.9% 0.13092 306.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

56.9%
0.131
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8b60b3

#8b60b3 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, 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: #8b60b3 mixed with white

  1. 8b60b3
  2. 9670bb
  3. a17fc3
  4. ac8fcb
  5. b89fd3
  6. c3aeda
  7. cfbee2
  8. dbcee9
  9. e7def1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8b60b3 mixed with black

  1. 8b60b3
  2. 78529b
  3. 664584
  4. 54386e
  5. 432c58
  6. 322043
  7. 23152f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b60b3 with less saturation

  1. 8b60b3
  2. 8963ad
  3. 8766a7
  4. 8568a2
  5. 836b9c
  6. 816d96
  7. 7f6f90
  8. 7d718a
  9. 7b7384
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8b60b3

What color is #8b60b3?

#8b60b3 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 179), in HSL hsl(271.08, 35.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.9% 0.13092 306.595).

What colors go well with #8b60b3?

The complementary color of #8b60b3 is #638420. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #646ec3 and #a65693. The triadic partners are #a96500 and #008d82.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60b3?

White text reads better on #8b60b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60b3 a warm or cool color?

#8b60b3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.131.