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#8d5bad color: Lusty Lavender

#8d5bad is rgb(141, 91, 173) in RGB and oklch(55.947% 0.13277 310.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

55.9%
0.133
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #8d5bad

#8d5bad is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 55.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8d5bad mixed with white

  1. 8d5bad
  2. 986bb6
  3. a37bbe
  4. ae8bc7
  5. ba9ccf
  6. c5acd7
  7. d0bcdf
  8. dccde7
  9. e8ddef
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8d5bad mixed with black

  1. 8d5bad
  2. 7a4e96
  3. 67417f
  4. 55356a
  5. 442955
  6. 331e41
  7. 23132d
  8. 14091b
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d5bad with less saturation

  1. 8d5bad
  2. 8b5ea8
  3. 8861a2
  4. 86649d
  5. 836797
  6. 816991
  7. 7e6c8c
  8. 7c6e86
  9. 797080
  10. 77727a

Questions about #8d5bad

What color is #8d5bad?

#8d5bad is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 91, 173), in HSL hsl(276.59, 33.33%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.947% 0.13277 310.894).

What colors go well with #8d5bad?

The complementary color of #8d5bad is #588324. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6868c0 and #a6518b. The triadic partners are #a46400 and #008984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5bad?

White text reads better on #8d5bad: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5bad a warm or cool color?

#8d5bad is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 55.9% and its chroma 0.133.