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#8b60ba color: Lusty Lavender

#8b60ba is rgb(139, 96, 186) in RGB and oklch(57.289% 0.13975 304.417) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

57.3%
0.140
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #8b60ba

#8b60ba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, 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: #8b60ba mixed with white

  1. 8b60ba
  2. 9670c2
  3. a180c9
  4. ac8fd0
  5. b89fd7
  6. c3afde
  7. cfbfe5
  8. dbcfec
  9. e7dff2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8b60ba mixed with black

  1. 8b60ba
  2. 7852a1
  3. 664589
  4. 543872
  5. 432c5c
  6. 322046
  7. 231532
  8. 140a1e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b60ba with less saturation

  1. 8b60ba
  2. 8963b4
  3. 8766ad
  4. 8569a7
  5. 836ca0
  6. 816e9a
  7. 7f7093
  8. 7e728d
  9. 7c7486
  10. 7a767f

Questions about #8b60ba

What color is #8b60ba?

#8b60ba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 186), in HSL hsl(268.67, 39.47%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.289% 0.13975 304.417).

What colors go well with #8b60ba?

The complementary color of #8b60ba is #67850a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #606fca and #a85599. The triadic partners are #af6300 and #008e81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60ba?

White text reads better on #8b60ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60ba a warm or cool color?

#8b60ba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.14.