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#8f5eb7 color: Lusty Lavender

#8f5eb7 is rgb(143, 94, 183) in RGB and oklch(57.212% 0.14055 307.97) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

57.2%
0.141
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #8f5eb7

#8f5eb7 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.72:1 contrast and black text 4.45:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #8f5eb7 mixed with white

  1. 8f5eb7
  2. 9a6ebf
  3. a57ec6
  4. b08ece
  5. bb9ed5
  6. c6aedd
  7. d1bee4
  8. dcceeb
  9. e8def2
  10. f3eff8

Darker: #8f5eb7 mixed with black

  1. 8f5eb7
  2. 7c519f
  3. 694487
  4. 573770
  5. 452b5a
  6. 341f45
  7. 241431
  8. 150a1e
  9. 07030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8f5eb7 with less saturation

  1. 8f5eb7
  2. 8d61b1
  3. 8a65ab
  4. 8868a5
  5. 866a9f
  6. 836d98
  7. 816f92
  8. 7f728c
  9. 7d7485
  10. 7a767f

Questions about #8f5eb7

What color is #8f5eb7?

#8f5eb7 is soft purple. The closest named color is Lusty Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(143, 94, 183), in HSL hsl(273.03, 38.2%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.212% 0.14055 307.97).

What colors go well with #8f5eb7?

The complementary color of #8f5eb7 is #608717. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #666dc9 and #ab5395. The triadic partners are #ad6400 and #008e85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f5eb7?

White text reads better on #8f5eb7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and black gives 4.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f5eb7 a warm or cool color?

#8f5eb7 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.141.