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#8166ad color: Soft purple

#8166ad is rgb(129, 102, 173) in RGB and oklch(56.637% 0.11018 300.451) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

56.6%
0.110
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #8166ad

#8166ad is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, 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: #8166ad mixed with white

  1. 8166ad
  2. 8d75b6
  3. 9984be
  4. a593c6
  5. b1a2cf
  6. beb1d7
  7. cac0df
  8. d7d0e7
  9. e4dfef
  10. f2eff7

Darker: #8166ad mixed with black

  1. 8166ad
  2. 6f5896
  3. 5e4a7f
  4. 4e3c6a
  5. 3e2f55
  6. 2e2341
  7. 1f172d
  8. 120c1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8166ad with less saturation

  1. 8166ad
  2. 8068a8
  3. 7f6aa2
  4. 7e6c9d
  5. 7c6e98
  6. 7b6f92
  7. 7a718d
  8. 797287
  9. 787482
  10. 77757c

Questions about #8166ad

What color is #8166ad?

#8166ad is soft purple. The closest named color is Soft purple. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 173), in HSL hsl(262.82, 30.21%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.637% 0.11018 300.451).

What colors go well with #8166ad?

The complementary color of #8166ad is #6e802d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e72b7 and #9b5d95. The triadic partners are #a56529 and #008b79.

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

White text reads better on #8166ad: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8166ad a warm or cool color?

#8166ad is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.11.