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#8e5fac color: Lusty Lavender

#8e5fac is rgb(142, 95, 172) in RGB and oklch(56.678% 0.12503 311.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

56.7%
0.125
311°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8e5fac

#8e5fac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.79:1 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: #8e5fac mixed with white

  1. 8e5fac
  2. 996fb5
  3. a47ebd
  4. af8ec6
  5. ba9ece
  6. c5aed6
  7. d1bedf
  8. dccee7
  9. e8deef
  10. f3eef7

Darker: #8e5fac mixed with black

  1. 8e5fac
  2. 7b5295
  3. 68447f
  4. 563869
  5. 442c54
  6. 342040
  7. 24152d
  8. 150a1b
  9. 07030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8e5fac with less saturation

  1. 8e5fac
  2. 8c62a7
  3. 8965a2
  4. 87679c
  5. 856a97
  6. 826c92
  7. 806e8c
  8. 7e7087
  9. 7b7382
  10. 79747c

Questions about #8e5fac

What color is #8e5fac?

#8e5fac is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(142, 95, 172), in HSL hsl(276.62, 31.69%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.678% 0.12503 311.08).

What colors go well with #8e5fac?

The complementary color of #8e5fac is #5c852e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b6cbe and #a6568c. The triadic partners are #a36700 and #008b87.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e5fac?

White text reads better on #8e5fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e5fac a warm or cool color?

#8e5fac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.125.