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#8b60cb color: Soft violet

#8b60cb is rgb(139, 96, 203) in RGB and oklch(58.29% 0.16113 299.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

58.3%
0.161
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8b60cb

#8b60cb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8b60cb mixed with white

  1. 8b60cb
  2. 9670d1
  3. a180d7
  4. ac90dd
  5. b7a0e2
  6. c3b0e8
  7. cebfed
  8. dacff2
  9. e6dff6
  10. f3effb

Darker: #8b60cb mixed with black

  1. 8b60cb
  2. 7852b0
  3. 664596
  4. 54387d
  5. 432c65
  6. 32204d
  7. 231537
  8. 140a22
  9. 07030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b60cb with less saturation

  1. 8b60cb
  2. 8964c3
  3. 8767bc
  4. 866bb4
  5. 846dac
  6. 8270a4
  7. 81739c
  8. 7f7594
  9. 7e778c
  10. 7c7984

Questions about #8b60cb

What color is #8b60cb?

#8b60cb is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(139, 96, 203), in HSL hsl(264.11, 50.71%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.29% 0.16113 299.984).

What colors go well with #8b60cb?

The complementary color of #8b60cb is #708700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5772da and #ae52a8. The triadic partners are #bc5e00 and #00927e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b60cb?

White text reads better on #8b60cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b60cb a warm or cool color?

#8b60cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.161.