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#8e5aba color: Lusty Lavender

#8e5aba is rgb(142, 90, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.623% 0.15046 307.27) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

56.6%
0.150
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8e5aba

#8e5aba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.86:1 contrast and black text 4.32:1, 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: #8e5aba mixed with white

  1. 8e5aba
  2. 996bc2
  3. a47bc9
  4. af8cd0
  5. ba9cd7
  6. c5acde
  7. d0bce5
  8. dccdec
  9. e8ddf2
  10. f3eef9

Darker: #8e5aba mixed with black

  1. 8e5aba
  2. 7b4da1
  3. 684189
  4. 563572
  5. 44295c
  6. 341e46
  7. 241332
  8. 15091e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8e5aba with less saturation

  1. 8e5aba
  2. 8c5eb3
  3. 8961ad
  4. 8765a6
  5. 8468a0
  6. 826a99
  7. 806d92
  8. 7d708b
  9. 7b7284
  10. 79747d

Questions about #8e5aba

What color is #8e5aba?

#8e5aba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(142, 90, 186), in HSL hsl(272.5, 41.03%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.623% 0.15046 307.27).

What colors go well with #8e5aba?

The complementary color of #8e5aba is #5e8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #626acd and #ac4e96. The triadic partners are #ad6100 and #008c82.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e5aba?

White text reads better on #8e5aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e5aba a warm or cool color?

#8e5aba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.15.