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#8b6cbc color: Lavish Spending

#8b6cbc is rgb(139, 108, 188) in RGB and oklch(59.499% 0.12241 300.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

59.5%
0.122
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8b6cbc

#8b6cbc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.122 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 4.97:1, 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: #8b6cbc mixed with white

  1. 8b6cbc
  2. 967ac3
  3. a189ca
  4. ac97d1
  5. b7a6d8
  6. c3b4df
  7. cfc3e6
  8. dbd2ec
  9. e7e1f3
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8b6cbc mixed with black

  1. 8b6cbc
  2. 785da3
  3. 664e8b
  4. 544073
  5. 43325d
  6. 322547
  7. 231932
  8. 140d1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8b6cbc with less saturation

  1. 8b6cbc
  2. 8a6eb6
  3. 8871b0
  4. 8773aa
  5. 8675a4
  6. 84779e
  7. 837898
  8. 827a92
  9. 817c8b
  10. 807d85

Questions about #8b6cbc

What color is #8b6cbc?

#8b6cbc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(139, 108, 188), in HSL hsl(263.25, 37.38%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.499% 0.12241 300.604).

What colors go well with #8b6cbc?

The complementary color of #8b6cbc is #758929. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6379c7 and #a762a1. The triadic partners are #b26b24 and #009682.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b6cbc?

White text reads better on #8b6cbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b6cbc a warm or cool color?

#8b6cbc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.122.