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#8b6bbc color: Lavish Spending

#8b6bbc is rgb(139, 107, 188) in RGB and oklch(59.319% 0.12408 300.913) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

59.3%
0.124
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8b6bbc

#8b6bbc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, 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: #8b6bbc mixed with white

  1. 8b6bbc
  2. 967ac3
  3. a188ca
  4. ac97d1
  5. b7a5d8
  6. c3b4df
  7. cfc3e6
  8. dbd2ec
  9. e7e1f3
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8b6bbc mixed with black

  1. 8b6bbc
  2. 785ca3
  3. 664e8b
  4. 543f73
  5. 43325d
  6. 322547
  7. 231832
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b6bbc with less saturation

  1. 8b6bbc
  2. 8a6db6
  3. 8870b0
  4. 8772aa
  5. 8674a4
  6. 84769e
  7. 837898
  8. 827991
  9. 807b8b
  10. 7f7d85

Questions about #8b6bbc

What color is #8b6bbc?

#8b6bbc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 107, 188), in HSL hsl(263.7, 37.67%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.319% 0.12408 300.913).

What colors go well with #8b6bbc?

The complementary color of #8b6bbc is #748927. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6378c8 and #a861a0. The triadic partners are #b26a21 and #009582.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b6bbc?

White text reads better on #8b6bbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b6bbc a warm or cool color?

#8b6bbc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.124.