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#8e69c0 color: Lavish Spending

#8e69c0 is rgb(142, 105, 192) in RGB and oklch(59.475% 0.13331 302.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

59.5%
0.133
302°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8e69c0

#8e69c0 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8e69c0 mixed with white

  1. 8e69c0
  2. 9978c7
  3. a387ce
  4. ae96d4
  5. b9a4db
  6. c5b3e1
  7. d0c2e7
  8. dcd1ee
  9. e7e0f3
  10. f3f0f9

Darker: #8e69c0 mixed with black

  1. 8e69c0
  2. 7b5aa7
  3. 684c8e
  4. 563e76
  5. 44315f
  6. 342449
  7. 241834
  8. 150c20
  9. 07040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8e69c0 with less saturation

  1. 8e69c0
  2. 8c6cba
  3. 8b6eb3
  4. 8971ad
  5. 8873a7
  6. 8675a0
  7. 84779a
  8. 837993
  9. 817b8c
  10. 807d85

Questions about #8e69c0

What color is #8e69c0?

#8e69c0 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(142, 105, 192), in HSL hsl(265.52, 40.85%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.475% 0.13331 302.141).

What colors go well with #8e69c0?

The complementary color of #8e69c0 is #718a1d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6477cd and #ac5ea1. The triadic partners are #b6690c and #009685.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e69c0?

White text reads better on #8e69c0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e69c0 a warm or cool color?

#8e69c0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.133.