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#8b68c3 color: Lavish Spending

#8b68c3 is rgb(139, 104, 195) in RGB and oklch(59.171% 0.13824 299.948) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

59.2%
0.138
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8b68c3

#8b68c3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8b68c3 mixed with white

  1. 8b68c3
  2. 9677ca
  3. a186d0
  4. ac95d7
  5. b7a4dd
  6. c3b3e3
  7. cfc2e9
  8. dad1ef
  9. e6e0f4
  10. f3f0fa

Darker: #8b68c3 mixed with black

  1. 8b68c3
  2. 7859a9
  3. 664b90
  4. 543e78
  5. 433060
  6. 32244a
  7. 231834
  8. 140c20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b68c3 with less saturation

  1. 8b68c3
  2. 896bbc
  3. 886eb6
  4. 8770af
  5. 8572a8
  6. 8475a1
  7. 83779a
  8. 817993
  9. 807a8c
  10. 7f7c85

Questions about #8b68c3

What color is #8b68c3?

#8b68c3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 104, 195), in HSL hsl(263.08, 43.13%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.171% 0.13824 299.948).

What colors go well with #8b68c3?

The complementary color of #8b68c3 is #748908. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e77cf and #aa5ca5. The triadic partners are #b86602 and #009581.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b68c3?

White text reads better on #8b68c3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b68c3 a warm or cool color?

#8b68c3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.138.