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#8f5aba color: Lusty Lavender

#8f5aba is rgb(143, 90, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.732% 0.15078 307.786) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

56.7%
0.151
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8f5aba

#8f5aba is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lusty Lavender (#8d5eb7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8f5aba mixed with white

  1. 8f5aba
  2. 9a6bc2
  3. a57bc9
  4. b08cd0
  5. bb9cd7
  6. c6acde
  7. d1bce5
  8. dccdec
  9. e8def2
  10. f3eef9

Darker: #8f5aba mixed with black

  1. 8f5aba
  2. 7c4da1
  3. 694189
  4. 573572
  5. 45295c
  6. 341e46
  7. 241332
  8. 15091e
  9. 07030d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8f5aba with less saturation

  1. 8f5aba
  2. 8d5eb4
  3. 8a61ad
  4. 8865a6
  5. 8568a0
  6. 836b99
  7. 806d92
  8. 7e708c
  9. 7b7285
  10. 79747e

Questions about #8f5aba

What color is #8f5aba?

#8f5aba is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(143, 90, 186), in HSL hsl(273.13, 41.03%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.732% 0.15078 307.786).

What colors go well with #8f5aba?

The complementary color of #8f5aba is #5d8600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #646acd and #ac4e95. The triadic partners are #ad6200 and #008c83.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f5aba?

White text reads better on #8f5aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f5aba a warm or cool color?

#8f5aba is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.151.