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#8151a4 color: Royal Lavender

#8151a4 is rgb(129, 81, 164) in RGB and oklch(52.451% 0.13438 309.19) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

52.5%
0.134
309°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8151a4

#8151a4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.76:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8151a4 mixed with white

  1. 8151a4
  2. 8d62ae
  3. 9973b7
  4. a584c0
  5. b295ca
  6. bea7d3
  7. cbb8dc
  8. d8c9e5
  9. e5dbee
  10. f2edf6

Darker: #8151a4 mixed with black

  1. 8151a4
  2. 6f458e
  3. 5e3a79
  4. 4e2f64
  5. 3e2450
  6. 2e1a3d
  7. 1f102b
  8. 12071a
  9. 06020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8151a4 with less saturation

  1. 8151a4
  2. 7f549e
  3. 7c5799
  4. 7a5a93
  5. 785d8e
  6. 766088
  7. 736282
  8. 71647c
  9. 6f6676
  10. 6c6870

Questions about #8151a4

What color is #8151a4?

#8151a4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(129, 81, 164), in HSL hsl(274.7, 33.88%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.451% 0.13438 309.19).

What colors go well with #8151a4?

The complementary color of #8151a4 is #51780d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c5fb5 and #9a4783. The triadic partners are #9a5800 and #007e77.

Is white or black text more readable on #8151a4?

White text reads better on #8151a4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8151a4 a warm or cool color?

#8151a4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.134.