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#8166c7 color: Soft violet

#8166c7 is rgb(129, 102, 199) in RGB and oklch(58.098% 0.14541 294.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

58.1%
0.145
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8166c7

#8166c7 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, 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: #8166c7 mixed with white

  1. 8166c7
  2. 8c75cd
  3. 9885d4
  4. a494da
  5. b0a3e0
  6. bdb2e5
  7. cac1eb
  8. d7d1f0
  9. e4e0f5
  10. f1effa

Darker: #8166c7 mixed with black

  1. 8166c7
  2. 6f58ad
  3. 5e4a93
  4. 4e3c7a
  5. 3e2f62
  6. 2e234c
  7. 1f1736
  8. 120c21
  9. 06040e
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8166c7 with less saturation

  1. 8166c7
  2. 8069c0
  3. 7f6cb8
  4. 7e6eb1
  5. 7e70a9
  6. 7d72a2
  7. 7c749a
  8. 7c7692
  9. 7b788b
  10. 7b7983

Questions about #8166c7

What color is #8166c7?

#8166c7 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 199), in HSL hsl(256.7, 46.41%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.098% 0.14541 294.247).

What colors go well with #8166c7?

The complementary color of #8166c7 is #7a8300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e76d0 and #a459aa. The triadic partners are #ba5e00 and #009375.

Is white or black text more readable on #8166c7?

White text reads better on #8166c7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8166c7 a warm or cool color?

#8166c7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.145.