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#8e66bb color: Lavish Spending

#8e66bb is rgb(142, 102, 187) in RGB and oklch(58.681% 0.13185 304.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

58.7%
0.132
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8e66bb

#8e66bb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8e66bb mixed with white

  1. 8e66bb
  2. 9975c2
  3. a384ca
  4. ae93d1
  5. baa2d8
  6. c5b2df
  7. d0c1e5
  8. dcd0ec
  9. e7e0f2
  10. f3eff9

Darker: #8e66bb mixed with black

  1. 8e66bb
  2. 7b58a2
  3. 684a8a
  4. 563c73
  5. 442f5c
  6. 342346
  7. 241732
  8. 150c1f
  9. 07040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8e66bb with less saturation

  1. 8e66bb
  2. 8c69b5
  3. 8a6caf
  4. 896ea9
  5. 8770a3
  6. 85739c
  7. 837596
  8. 817790
  9. 807989
  10. 7e7a83

Questions about #8e66bb

What color is #8e66bb?

#8e66bb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(142, 102, 187), in HSL hsl(268.24, 38.46%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.681% 0.13185 304.359).

What colors go well with #8e66bb?

The complementary color of #8e66bb is #6c8921. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6574ca and #aa5b9c. The triadic partners are #b16802 and #009385.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e66bb?

White text reads better on #8e66bb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e66bb a warm or cool color?

#8e66bb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.132.