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#8b65b6 color: Lavish Spending

#8b65b6 is rgb(139, 101, 182) in RGB and oklch(57.931% 0.12628 304.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

57.9%
0.126
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

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 #8b65b6

#8b65b6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 304°.

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 Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b65b6 mixed with white

  1. 8b65b6
  2. 9674be
  3. a183c5
  4. ac92cd
  5. b8a2d5
  6. c3b1dc
  7. cfc0e3
  8. dbd0ea
  9. e7dff1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8b65b6 mixed with black

  1. 8b65b6
  2. 78579e
  3. 664986
  4. 543c6f
  5. 432f59
  6. 322244
  7. 231730
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b65b6 with less saturation

  1. 8b65b6
  2. 8968b0
  3. 876aaa
  4. 866da5
  5. 846f9f
  6. 827199
  7. 817393
  8. 7f758d
  9. 7d7787
  10. 7c7880

Questions about #8b65b6

What color is #8b65b6?

#8b65b6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 101, 182), in HSL hsl(268.15, 35.68%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.931% 0.12628 304.39).

What colors go well with #8b65b6?

The complementary color of #8b65b6 is #6a8625. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6472c4 and #a65b98. The triadic partners are #ac670e and #009183.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b65b6?

White text reads better on #8b65b6: 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 #8b65b6 a warm or cool color?

#8b65b6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.126.