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#8166a2 color: Chive Blossom

#8166a2 is rgb(129, 102, 162) in RGB and oklch(56.078% 0.09515 304.186) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

56.1%
0.095
304°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8166a2

#8166a2 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chive Blossom (#86619f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8166a2 mixed with white

  1. 8166a2
  2. 8d75ab
  3. 9983b5
  4. a592be
  5. b1a1c8
  6. beb0d1
  7. cbc0da
  8. d8cfe3
  9. e5dfed
  10. f2eff6

Darker: #8166a2 mixed with black

  1. 8166a2
  2. 6f588c
  3. 5e4a77
  4. 4e3c63
  5. 3e2f4f
  6. 2e233c
  7. 1f172a
  8. 120c19
  9. 06040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8166a2 with less saturation

  1. 8166a2
  2. 80689e
  3. 7e6999
  4. 7d6b95
  5. 7c6d90
  6. 7b6e8c
  7. 796f87
  8. 787183
  9. 77727e
  10. 767379

Questions about #8166a2

What color is #8166a2?

#8166a2 is muted purple. The closest named color is Chive Blossom. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 162), in HSL hsl(267, 24.39%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.078% 0.09515 304.186).

What colors go well with #8166a2?

The complementary color of #8166a2 is #697e3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6470ac and #975f8c. The triadic partners are #9b6833 and #14877b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8166a2?

White text reads better on #8166a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8166a2 a warm or cool color?

#8166a2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.095.