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#8d60ae color: Lusty Lavender

#8d60ae is rgb(141, 96, 174) in RGB and oklch(56.845% 0.12536 309.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

56.8%
0.125
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8d60ae

#8d60ae is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #8d60ae mixed with white

  1. 8d60ae
  2. 9870b6
  3. a37fbf
  4. ae8fc7
  5. b99ecf
  6. c5aed8
  7. d0bee0
  8. dccee8
  9. e7deef
  10. f3eff7

Darker: #8d60ae mixed with black

  1. 8d60ae
  2. 7a5297
  3. 674580
  4. 55386a
  5. 442c55
  6. 332041
  7. 23152e
  8. 140a1c
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d60ae with less saturation

  1. 8d60ae
  2. 8b63a9
  3. 8966a3
  4. 86689e
  5. 846b99
  6. 826d93
  7. 806f8e
  8. 7e7188
  9. 7b7382
  10. 79757d

Questions about #8d60ae

What color is #8d60ae?

#8d60ae is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(141, 96, 174), in HSL hsl(274.62, 32.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.845% 0.12536 309.52).

What colors go well with #8d60ae?

The complementary color of #8d60ae is #5f852c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #696dbf and #a6578f. The triadic partners are #a56700 and #008c86.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d60ae?

White text reads better on #8d60ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d60ae a warm or cool color?

#8d60ae is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.125.