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#8b61ae color: Lusty Lavender

#8b61ae is rgb(139, 97, 174) in RGB and oklch(56.805% 0.12291 308.082) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

56.8%
0.123
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8b61ae

#8b61ae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, 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: #8b61ae mixed with white

  1. 8b61ae
  2. 9670b6
  3. a180bf
  4. ad8fc7
  5. b89fcf
  6. c4afd8
  7. cfbee0
  8. dbcee8
  9. e7deef
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8b61ae mixed with black

  1. 8b61ae
  2. 785397
  3. 664680
  4. 54396a
  5. 432d55
  6. 322141
  7. 23152e
  8. 140b1c
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b61ae with less saturation

  1. 8b61ae
  2. 8964a9
  3. 8766a3
  4. 85699e
  5. 836b99
  6. 816d93
  7. 7f6f8e
  8. 7d7188
  9. 7b7382
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8b61ae

What color is #8b61ae?

#8b61ae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 97, 174), in HSL hsl(272.73, 32.22%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.805% 0.12291 308.082).

What colors go well with #8b61ae?

The complementary color of #8b61ae is #61842b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #676ebe and #a45890. The triadic partners are #a56706 and #008c84.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b61ae?

White text reads better on #8b61ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b61ae a warm or cool color?

#8b61ae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.123.