Skip to the color picker

#8166b0 color: Lavish Spending

#8166b0 is rgb(129, 102, 176) in RGB and oklch(56.796% 0.11428 299.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

262°
100%

56.8%
0.114
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8166b0

#8166b0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8166b0 mixed with white

  1. 8166b0
  2. 8d75b8
  3. 9984c1
  4. a593c9
  5. b1a2d1
  6. beb1d9
  7. cac0e0
  8. d7d0e8
  9. e4dff0
  10. f2eff8

Darker: #8166b0 mixed with black

  1. 8166b0
  2. 6f5899
  3. 5e4a82
  4. 4e3c6c
  5. 3e2f56
  6. 2e2342
  7. 1f172e
  8. 120c1c
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8166b0 with less saturation

  1. 8166b0
  2. 8068aa
  3. 7f6aa5
  4. 7e6c9f
  5. 7d6e9a
  6. 7b6f94
  7. 7a718e
  8. 797389
  9. 787483
  10. 78757d

Questions about #8166b0

What color is #8166b0?

#8166b0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 176), in HSL hsl(261.89, 31.9%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.796% 0.11428 299.578).

What colors go well with #8166b0?

The complementary color of #8166b0 is #6f8027. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c72ba and #9c5c97. The triadic partners are #a76426 and #008c79.

Is white or black text more readable on #8166b0?

White text reads better on #8166b0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8166b0 a warm or cool color?

#8166b0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.114.