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#8165cc color: Soft violet

#8165cc is rgb(129, 101, 204) in RGB and oklch(58.226% 0.1536 293.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

58.2%
0.154
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.50:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8165cc

#8165cc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.5:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, 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: #8165cc mixed with white

  1. 8165cc
  2. 8c75d2
  3. 9884d8
  4. a494de
  5. b0a3e3
  6. bdb2e8
  7. cac1ed
  8. d7d1f2
  9. e4e0f7
  10. f1effb

Darker: #8165cc mixed with black

  1. 8165cc
  2. 6f57b1
  3. 5e4997
  4. 4e3c7e
  5. 3e2f65
  6. 2e224e
  7. 1f1737
  8. 120c22
  9. 06030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8165cc with less saturation

  1. 8165cc
  2. 8068c4
  3. 7f6bbc
  4. 7e6eb4
  5. 7e70ad
  6. 7d72a5
  7. 7c749c
  8. 7c7694
  9. 7b788c
  10. 7b7983

Questions about #8165cc

What color is #8165cc?

#8165cc is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 101, 204), in HSL hsl(256.31, 50.24%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.226% 0.1536 293.597).

What colors go well with #8165cc?

The complementary color of #8165cc is #7c8300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a76d5 and #a657ae. The triadic partners are #be5b00 and #009374.

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

White text reads better on #8165cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8165cc a warm or cool color?

#8165cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.154.