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#8b60b7 color: Lusty Lavender

#8b60b7 is rgb(139, 96, 183) in RGB and oklch(57.121% 0.13596 305.321) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

57.1%
0.136
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #8b60b7

#8b60b7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.45:1, 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: #8b60b7 mixed with white

  1. 8b60b7
  2. 9670bf
  3. a180c6
  4. ac8fce
  5. b89fd5
  6. c3afdd
  7. cfbee4
  8. dbceeb
  9. e7def2
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8b60b7 mixed with black

  1. 8b60b7
  2. 78529f
  3. 664587
  4. 543870
  5. 432c5a
  6. 322045
  7. 231531
  8. 140a1e
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b60b7 with less saturation

  1. 8b60b7
  2. 8963b1
  3. 8766ab
  4. 8569a5
  5. 836b9e
  6. 816e98
  7. 7f7092
  8. 7d728b
  9. 7b7485
  10. 79767e

Questions about #8b60b7

What color is #8b60b7?

#8b60b7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 183), in HSL hsl(269.66, 37.66%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.121% 0.13596 305.321).

What colors go well with #8b60b7?

The complementary color of #8b60b7 is #658516. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #626ec7 and #a75597. The triadic partners are #ad6300 and #008e81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60b7?

White text reads better on #8b60b7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60b7 a warm or cool color?

#8b60b7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.136.