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#8b60c9 color: Soft purple

#8b60c9 is rgb(139, 96, 201) in RGB and oklch(58.168% 0.15863 300.454) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.2%
0.159
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8b60c9

#8b60c9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.61:1, 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: #8b60c9 mixed with white

  1. 8b60c9
  2. 9670cf
  3. a180d5
  4. ac90db
  5. b7a0e1
  6. c3b0e7
  7. cebfec
  8. dacff1
  9. e6dff6
  10. f3effb

Darker: #8b60c9 mixed with black

  1. 8b60c9
  2. 7852ae
  3. 664595
  4. 54387c
  5. 432c64
  6. 32204c
  7. 231536
  8. 140a22
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b60c9 with less saturation

  1. 8b60c9
  2. 8964c1
  3. 8767ba
  4. 866ab2
  5. 846dab
  6. 8270a3
  7. 81729b
  8. 7f7593
  9. 7e778b
  10. 7c7983

Questions about #8b60c9

What color is #8b60c9?

#8b60c9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 201), in HSL hsl(264.57, 49.3%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.168% 0.15863 300.454).

What colors go well with #8b60c9?

The complementary color of #8b60c9 is #6f8700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5871d8 and #ad52a6. The triadic partners are #bb5e00 and #00927e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60c9?

White text reads better on #8b60c9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60c9 a warm or cool color?

#8b60c9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.159.