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#8165cb color: Soft violet

#8165cb is rgb(129, 101, 203) in RGB and oklch(58.165% 0.15227 293.78) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

58.2%
0.152
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8165cb

#8165cb is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, 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: #8165cb mixed with white

  1. 8165cb
  2. 8c75d1
  3. 9884d7
  4. a493dd
  5. b0a3e2
  6. bdb2e8
  7. cac1ed
  8. d7d1f2
  9. e4e0f6
  10. f1effb

Darker: #8165cb mixed with black

  1. 8165cb
  2. 6f57b0
  3. 5e4996
  4. 4e3c7d
  5. 3e2f65
  6. 2e224d
  7. 1f1737
  8. 120c22
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8165cb with less saturation

  1. 8165cb
  2. 8068c3
  3. 7f6bbc
  4. 7e6eb4
  5. 7e70ac
  6. 7d72a4
  7. 7c749c
  8. 7c7694
  9. 7b788c
  10. 7b7983

Questions about #8165cb

What color is #8165cb?

#8165cb is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 101, 203), in HSL hsl(256.47, 49.51%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.165% 0.15227 293.78).

What colors go well with #8165cb?

The complementary color of #8165cb is #7b8300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b76d4 and #a557ad. The triadic partners are #bd5c00 and #009374.

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

White text reads better on #8165cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8165cb a warm or cool color?

#8165cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.152.