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#8d5cb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#8d5cb2 is rgb(141, 92, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.386% 0.13712 308.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

56.4%
0.137
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8d5cb2

#8d5cb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, 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: #8d5cb2 mixed with white

  1. 8d5cb2
  2. 986cba
  3. a37cc2
  4. ae8cca
  5. b99cd2
  6. c5adda
  7. d0bde2
  8. dccde9
  9. e7def0
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #8d5cb2 mixed with black

  1. 8d5cb2
  2. 7a4f9a
  3. 674283
  4. 55366d
  5. 442a57
  6. 331f43
  7. 23142f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d5cb2 with less saturation

  1. 8d5cb2
  2. 8b5fac
  3. 8862a6
  4. 8665a0
  5. 84689b
  6. 816b95
  7. 7f6d8f
  8. 7d6f88
  9. 7a7182
  10. 78737c

Questions about #8d5cb2

What color is #8d5cb2?

#8d5cb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 92, 178), in HSL hsl(274.19, 35.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.386% 0.13712 308.929).

What colors go well with #8d5cb2?

The complementary color of #8d5cb2 is #5c841b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666ac4 and #a85190. The triadic partners are #a86300 and #008b83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5cb2?

White text reads better on #8d5cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5cb2 a warm or cool color?

#8d5cb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.137.