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#8e62bc color: Lusty Lavender

#8e62bc is rgb(142, 98, 188) in RGB and oklch(58.052% 0.13978 305.015) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

58.1%
0.140
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8e62bc

#8e62bc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, 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: #8e62bc mixed with white

  1. 8e62bc
  2. 9972c3
  3. a481cb
  4. ae91d2
  5. baa0d9
  6. c5b0df
  7. d0bfe6
  8. dccfec
  9. e7dff3
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8e62bc mixed with black

  1. 8e62bc
  2. 7b54a3
  3. 68478b
  4. 563a73
  5. 442d5d
  6. 342147
  7. 241632
  8. 150b1f
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8e62bc with less saturation

  1. 8e62bc
  2. 8c65b6
  3. 8a68af
  4. 886ba9
  5. 866ea3
  6. 84709c
  7. 827296
  8. 80758f
  9. 7e7788
  10. 7c7881

Questions about #8e62bc

What color is #8e62bc?

#8e62bc is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(142, 98, 188), in HSL hsl(269.33, 40.18%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.052% 0.13978 305.015).

What colors go well with #8e62bc?

The complementary color of #8e62bc is #688812. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6471cc and #ab579b. The triadic partners are #b16500 and #009184.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e62bc?

White text reads better on #8e62bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e62bc a warm or cool color?

#8e62bc is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.14.