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#8d5eb8 color: Lusty Lavender

#8d5eb8 is rgb(141, 94, 184) in RGB and oklch(57.052% 0.14114 306.562) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

57.1%
0.141
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8d5eb8

#8d5eb8 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, 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: #8d5eb8 mixed with white

  1. 8d5eb8
  2. 986ec0
  3. a37ec7
  4. ae8ecf
  5. b99ed6
  6. c5aedd
  7. d0bee4
  8. dcceeb
  9. e7def2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8d5eb8 mixed with black

  1. 8d5eb8
  2. 7a51a0
  3. 674488
  4. 553771
  5. 442b5b
  6. 331f45
  7. 231431
  8. 140a1e
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8d5eb8 with less saturation

  1. 8d5eb8
  2. 8b61b2
  3. 8964ac
  4. 8667a5
  5. 846a9f
  6. 826d99
  7. 806f92
  8. 7e718c
  9. 7c7385
  10. 7a757e

Questions about #8d5eb8

What color is #8d5eb8?

#8d5eb8 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 94, 184), in HSL hsl(271.33, 38.79%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.052% 0.14114 306.562).

What colors go well with #8d5eb8?

The complementary color of #8d5eb8 is #62860f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #636dc9 and #aa5396. The triadic partners are #ad6300 and #008d83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5eb8?

White text reads better on #8d5eb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5eb8 a warm or cool color?

#8d5eb8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.141.