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#8165ca color: Soft violet

#8165ca is rgb(129, 101, 202) in RGB and oklch(58.103% 0.15095 293.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

58.1%
0.151
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8165ca

#8165ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.52:1 contrast and black text 4.65:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8165ca mixed with white

  1. 8165ca
  2. 8c75d0
  3. 9884d6
  4. a493dc
  5. b0a3e2
  6. bdb2e7
  7. cac1ec
  8. d7d1f1
  9. e4e0f6
  10. f1effb

Darker: #8165ca mixed with black

  1. 8165ca
  2. 6f57af
  3. 5e4995
  4. 4e3c7c
  5. 3e2f64
  6. 2e224d
  7. 1f1737
  8. 120c22
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8165ca with less saturation

  1. 8165ca
  2. 8068c2
  3. 7f6bbb
  4. 7e6db3
  5. 7d70ab
  6. 7d72a3
  7. 7c749b
  8. 7c7693
  9. 7b778b
  10. 7b7983

Questions about #8165ca

What color is #8165ca?

#8165ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 101, 202), in HSL hsl(256.63, 48.79%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.103% 0.15095 293.966).

What colors go well with #8165ca?

The complementary color of #8165ca is #7b8300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b76d3 and #a557ac. The triadic partners are #bc5c00 and #009375.

Is white or black text more readable on #8165ca?

White text reads better on #8165ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and black gives 4.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8165ca a warm or cool color?

#8165ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.151.