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#8b66b2 color: Lavish Spending

#8b66b2 is rgb(139, 102, 178) in RGB and oklch(57.896% 0.11939 305.416) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

57.9%
0.119
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8b66b2

#8b66b2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.52:1 contrast and black text 4.64:1, 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: #8b66b2 mixed with white

  1. 8b66b2
  2. 9675ba
  3. a184c2
  4. ac93ca
  5. b8a2d2
  6. c3b1da
  7. cfc0e1
  8. dbd0e9
  9. e7dff0
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8b66b2 mixed with black

  1. 8b66b2
  2. 78589a
  3. 664a83
  4. 543c6d
  5. 432f57
  6. 322343
  7. 23172f
  8. 140c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b66b2 with less saturation

  1. 8b66b2
  2. 8969ad
  3. 886ba7
  4. 866da2
  5. 846f9c
  6. 827197
  7. 817391
  8. 7f758b
  9. 7d7786
  10. 7c7880

Questions about #8b66b2

What color is #8b66b2?

#8b66b2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 102, 178), in HSL hsl(269.21, 33.04%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.896% 0.11939 305.416).

What colors go well with #8b66b2?

The complementary color of #8b66b2 is #69862e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6772c0 and #a55d95. The triadic partners are #a9691b and #009084.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b66b2?

White text reads better on #8b66b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and black gives 4.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b66b2 a warm or cool color?

#8b66b2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.119.