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#8b6ab5 color: Lavish Spending

#8b6ab5 is rgb(139, 106, 181) in RGB and oklch(58.771% 0.11647 303.282) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

58.8%
0.116
303°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8b6ab5

#8b6ab5 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 303°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, 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: #8b6ab5 mixed with white

  1. 8b6ab5
  2. 9679bd
  3. a187c5
  4. ac96cc
  5. b8a4d4
  6. c3b3db
  7. cfc2e2
  8. dbd1ea
  9. e7e0f1
  10. f3f0f8

Darker: #8b6ab5 mixed with black

  1. 8b6ab5
  2. 785b9d
  3. 664d86
  4. 543f6f
  5. 433159
  6. 322444
  7. 231830
  8. 140d1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b6ab5 with less saturation

  1. 8b6ab5
  2. 896cb0
  3. 886faa
  4. 8671a5
  5. 85739f
  6. 847499
  7. 827694
  8. 81788e
  9. 7f7988
  10. 7e7b82

Questions about #8b6ab5

What color is #8b6ab5?

#8b6ab5 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 106, 181), in HSL hsl(266.4, 33.63%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.771% 0.11647 303.282).

What colors go well with #8b6ab5?

The complementary color of #8b6ab5 is #6f8831. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6676c1 and #a5619a. The triadic partners are #ac6b26 and #009283.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b6ab5?

White text reads better on #8b6ab5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b6ab5 a warm or cool color?

#8b6ab5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 303 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.116.