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#8b66bb color: Lavish Spending

#8b66bb is rgb(139, 102, 187) in RGB and oklch(58.377% 0.13109 302.628) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.4%
0.131
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8b66bb

#8b66bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8b66bb mixed with white

  1. 8b66bb
  2. 9675c2
  3. a184ca
  4. ac93d1
  5. b8a2d8
  6. c3b2df
  7. cfc1e5
  8. dbd0ec
  9. e7e0f2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8b66bb mixed with black

  1. 8b66bb
  2. 7858a2
  3. 664a8a
  4. 543c73
  5. 432f5c
  6. 322346
  7. 231732
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b66bb with less saturation

  1. 8b66bb
  2. 8969b5
  3. 886baf
  4. 866ea9
  5. 8470a2
  6. 83729c
  7. 817496
  8. 80768f
  9. 7e7889
  10. 7d7a82

Questions about #8b66bb

What color is #8b66bb?

#8b66bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 102, 187), in HSL hsl(266.12, 38.46%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.377% 0.13109 302.628).

What colors go well with #8b66bb?

The complementary color of #8b66bb is #6e871d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6274c9 and #a85b9d. The triadic partners are #b16709 and #009282.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b66bb?

White text reads better on #8b66bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b66bb a warm or cool color?

#8b66bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.131.