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#8e68b6 color: Lavish Spending

#8e68b6 is rgb(142, 104, 182) in RGB and oklch(58.766% 0.12204 305.412) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

58.8%
0.122
305°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8e68b6

#8e68b6 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, 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: #8e68b6 mixed with white

  1. 8e68b6
  2. 9977be
  3. a486c5
  4. af94cd
  5. baa3d4
  6. c5b2dc
  7. d0c1e3
  8. dcd1ea
  9. e7e0f1
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8e68b6 mixed with black

  1. 8e68b6
  2. 7b599e
  3. 684b86
  4. 563e6f
  5. 443059
  6. 342444
  7. 241830
  8. 150c1d
  9. 07040c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8e68b6 with less saturation

  1. 8e68b6
  2. 8c6bb0
  3. 8a6dab
  4. 896fa5
  5. 8771a0
  6. 85749a
  7. 837594
  8. 82778e
  9. 807988
  10. 7e7b82

Questions about #8e68b6

What color is #8e68b6?

#8e68b6 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(142, 104, 182), in HSL hsl(269.23, 34.82%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.766% 0.12204 305.412).

What colors go well with #8e68b6?

The complementary color of #8e68b6 is #6b892f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6975c4 and #a85e99. The triadic partners are #ad6b1a and #009387.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e68b6?

White text reads better on #8e68b6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e68b6 a warm or cool color?

#8e68b6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.122.