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#8d5eb2 color: Lusty Lavender

#8d5eb2 is rgb(141, 94, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.72% 0.13374 308.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

56.7%
0.134
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8d5eb2

#8d5eb2 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.38:1, 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: #8d5eb2 mixed with white

  1. 8d5eb2
  2. 986eba
  3. a37ec2
  4. ae8eca
  5. b99ed2
  6. c5adda
  7. d0bee1
  8. dccee9
  9. e7def0
  10. f3eef8

Darker: #8d5eb2 mixed with black

  1. 8d5eb2
  2. 7a519a
  3. 674483
  4. 55376d
  5. 442b57
  6. 331f43
  7. 23142f
  8. 140a1d
  9. 07030c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d5eb2 with less saturation

  1. 8d5eb2
  2. 8b61ac
  3. 8964a7
  4. 8667a1
  5. 846a9b
  6. 826c95
  7. 806e8f
  8. 7d7089
  9. 7b7383
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8d5eb2

What color is #8d5eb2?

#8d5eb2 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 94, 178), in HSL hsl(273.57, 35.29%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.72% 0.13374 308.523).

What colors go well with #8d5eb2?

The complementary color of #8d5eb2 is #5e8520. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666cc3 and #a85491. The triadic partners are #a86500 and #008c84.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5eb2?

White text reads better on #8d5eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5eb2 a warm or cool color?

#8d5eb2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.134.