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#8153aa color: Royal Lavender

#8153aa is rgb(129, 83, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.128% 0.1384 306.701) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

53.1%
0.138
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #8153aa

#8153aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, 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: #8153aa mixed with white

  1. 8153aa
  2. 8d64b3
  3. 9975bc
  4. a586c5
  5. b297cd
  6. bea8d6
  7. cbb9de
  8. d8cae7
  9. e5dcef
  10. f2edf7

Darker: #8153aa mixed with black

  1. 8153aa
  2. 6f4793
  3. 5e3b7d
  4. 4e3068
  5. 3e2553
  6. 2e1b3f
  7. 1f112d
  8. 12081b
  9. 06020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8153aa with less saturation

  1. 8153aa
  2. 7f56a4
  3. 7d5a9e
  4. 7b5c98
  5. 795f92
  6. 76628c
  7. 746486
  8. 72667f
  9. 706879
  10. 6e6a73

Questions about #8153aa

What color is #8153aa?

#8153aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(129, 83, 170), in HSL hsl(271.72, 34.39%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.128% 0.1384 306.701).

What colors go well with #8153aa?

The complementary color of #8153aa is #577a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5961bb and #9c4889. The triadic partners are #a05800 and #008077.

Is white or black text more readable on #8153aa?

White text reads better on #8153aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8153aa a warm or cool color?

#8153aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.138.