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#8d5ec0 color: Lusty Lavender

#8d5ec0 is rgb(141, 94, 192) in RGB and oklch(57.511% 0.15102 304.209) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

57.5%
0.151
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #8d5ec0

#8d5ec0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.67:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8d5ec0 mixed with white

  1. 8d5ec0
  2. 986ec7
  3. a37ece
  4. ae8ed5
  5. b99edb
  6. c4aee2
  7. d0bee8
  8. dbceee
  9. e7def4
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8d5ec0 mixed with black

  1. 8d5ec0
  2. 7a51a7
  3. 67448e
  4. 553776
  5. 442b5f
  6. 331f49
  7. 231434
  8. 140a20
  9. 07030e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8d5ec0 with less saturation

  1. 8d5ec0
  2. 8b62b9
  3. 8965b2
  4. 8768ab
  5. 856ba4
  6. 836e9d
  7. 817096
  8. 7f738f
  9. 7d7588
  10. 7b7780

Questions about #8d5ec0

What color is #8d5ec0?

#8d5ec0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 94, 192), in HSL hsl(268.78, 43.75%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.511% 0.15102 304.209).

What colors go well with #8d5ec0?

The complementary color of #8d5ec0 is #668700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f6ed1 and #ac519d. The triadic partners are #b46100 and #008f81.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5ec0?

White text reads better on #8d5ec0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5ec0 a warm or cool color?

#8d5ec0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.151.