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#8b60be color: Lusty Lavender

#8b60be is rgb(139, 96, 190) in RGB and oklch(57.517% 0.14479 303.275) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

57.5%
0.145
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #8b60be

#8b60be is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.51:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b60be mixed with white

  1. 8b60be
  2. 9670c5
  3. a180cc
  4. ac90d3
  5. b89fda
  6. c3afe1
  7. cfbfe7
  8. dbcfed
  9. e7dff3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8b60be mixed with black

  1. 8b60be
  2. 7852a5
  3. 66458c
  4. 543875
  5. 432c5e
  6. 322048
  7. 231533
  8. 140a1f
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b60be with less saturation

  1. 8b60be
  2. 8963b7
  3. 8766b1
  4. 8569aa
  5. 836ca3
  6. 826e9c
  7. 807195
  8. 7e738e
  9. 7c7587
  10. 7a7780

Questions about #8b60be

What color is #8b60be?

#8b60be is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 190), in HSL hsl(267.45, 41.96%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.517% 0.14479 303.275).

What colors go well with #8b60be?

The complementary color of #8b60be is #698600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e6fcd and #aa549d. The triadic partners are #b36100 and #008f80.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60be?

White text reads better on #8b60be: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60be a warm or cool color?

#8b60be is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.145.