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#8b6cbb color: Lavish Spending

#8b6cbb is rgb(139, 108, 187) in RGB and oklch(59.446% 0.12108 300.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

59.4%
0.121
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8b6cbb

#8b6cbb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, 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: #8b6cbb mixed with white

  1. 8b6cbb
  2. 967ac2
  3. a189ca
  4. ac97d1
  5. b7a6d8
  6. c3b4de
  7. cfc3e5
  8. dbd2ec
  9. e7e1f2
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8b6cbb mixed with black

  1. 8b6cbb
  2. 785da2
  3. 664e8a
  4. 544073
  5. 43325c
  6. 322546
  7. 231932
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b6cbb with less saturation

  1. 8b6cbb
  2. 8a6eb5
  3. 8871af
  4. 8773a9
  5. 8675a3
  6. 84769e
  7. 837897
  8. 827a91
  9. 817b8b
  10. 807d85

Questions about #8b6cbb

What color is #8b6cbb?

#8b6cbb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 108, 187), in HSL hsl(263.54, 36.74%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.446% 0.12108 300.88).

What colors go well with #8b6cbb?

The complementary color of #8b6cbb is #74892b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6479c7 and #a762a0. The triadic partners are #b26b25 and #009582.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b6cbb?

White text reads better on #8b6cbb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b6cbb a warm or cool color?

#8b6cbb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.121.