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#8b68bc color: Lavish Spending

#8b68bc is rgb(139, 104, 188) in RGB and oklch(58.784% 0.12907 301.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

58.8%
0.129
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8b68bc

#8b68bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, 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: #8b68bc mixed with white

  1. 8b68bc
  2. 9677c3
  3. a186ca
  4. ac95d1
  5. b7a4d8
  6. c3b3df
  7. cfc2e6
  8. dbd1ec
  9. e7e0f3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8b68bc mixed with black

  1. 8b68bc
  2. 7859a3
  3. 664b8b
  4. 543e73
  5. 43305d
  6. 322447
  7. 231832
  8. 140c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b68bc with less saturation

  1. 8b68bc
  2. 896bb6
  3. 886db0
  4. 866faa
  5. 8572a3
  6. 83749d
  7. 827697
  8. 817890
  9. 7f798a
  10. 7e7b83

Questions about #8b68bc

What color is #8b68bc?

#8b68bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 104, 188), in HSL hsl(265, 38.53%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.784% 0.12907 301.794).

What colors go well with #8b68bc?

The complementary color of #8b68bc is #708820. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6276c9 and #a85d9f. The triadic partners are #b26814 and #009482.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b68bc?

White text reads better on #8b68bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b68bc a warm or cool color?

#8b68bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.129.