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#8166ac color: Soft purple

#8166ac is rgb(129, 102, 172) in RGB and oklch(56.585% 0.10881 300.754) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

56.6%
0.109
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8166ac

#8166ac is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clear Mauve (#766cb0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8166ac mixed with white

  1. 8166ac
  2. 8d75b5
  3. 9984bd
  4. a593c6
  5. b1a2ce
  6. beb1d6
  7. cac0df
  8. d7d0e7
  9. e4dfef
  10. f2eff7

Darker: #8166ac mixed with black

  1. 8166ac
  2. 6f5895
  3. 5e4a7f
  4. 4e3c69
  5. 3e2f54
  6. 2e2340
  7. 1f172d
  8. 120c1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8166ac with less saturation

  1. 8166ac
  2. 8068a7
  3. 7f6aa2
  4. 7d6c9c
  5. 7c6d97
  6. 7b6f92
  7. 7a718c
  8. 797287
  9. 787381
  10. 77757c

Questions about #8166ac

What color is #8166ac?

#8166ac is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 172), in HSL hsl(263.14, 29.66%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.585% 0.10881 300.754).

What colors go well with #8166ac?

The complementary color of #8166ac is #6d7f2e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e72b6 and #9a5d94. The triadic partners are #a4652a and #008a79.

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

White text reads better on #8166ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8166ac a warm or cool color?

#8166ac is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.109.