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#8b61bc color: Lusty Lavender

#8b61bc is rgb(139, 97, 188) in RGB and oklch(57.572% 0.14063 303.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.6%
0.141
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #8b61bc

#8b61bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.63:1 contrast and black text 4.53:1, 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: #8b61bc mixed with white

  1. 8b61bc
  2. 9671c3
  3. a180cb
  4. ac90d2
  5. b8a0d9
  6. c3afdf
  7. cfbfe6
  8. dbcfec
  9. e7dff3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8b61bc mixed with black

  1. 8b61bc
  2. 7853a3
  3. 66468b
  4. 543973
  5. 432d5d
  6. 322147
  7. 231532
  8. 140b1f
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b61bc with less saturation

  1. 8b61bc
  2. 8964b6
  3. 8767af
  4. 856aa9
  5. 846ca2
  6. 826f9b
  7. 807195
  8. 7e738e
  9. 7c7587
  10. 7b7780

Questions about #8b61bc

What color is #8b61bc?

#8b61bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(139, 97, 188), in HSL hsl(267.69, 40.44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.572% 0.14063 303.604).

What colors go well with #8b61bc?

The complementary color of #8b61bc is #698605. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6070cb and #a9559b. The triadic partners are #b16300 and #008f81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b61bc?

White text reads better on #8b61bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black gives 4.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b61bc a warm or cool color?

#8b61bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.141.