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#8166ce color: Soft violet

#8166ce is rgb(129, 102, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.523% 0.15474 292.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

58.5%
0.155
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8166ce

#8166ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

  1. 8166ce
  2. 8c76d4
  3. 9885da
  4. a494df
  5. b0a3e4
  6. bdb3e9
  7. c9c2ee
  8. d7d1f3
  9. e4e0f7
  10. f1f0fb

Darker: #8166ce mixed with black

  1. 8166ce
  2. 6f58b3
  3. 5e4a98
  4. 4e3c7f
  5. 3e2f66
  6. 2e234e
  7. 1f1738
  8. 120c23
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8166ce with less saturation

  1. 8166ce
  2. 8069c6
  3. 7f6cbe
  4. 7f6fb6
  5. 7e71ae
  6. 7d73a6
  7. 7d759e
  8. 7c7795
  9. 7c798d
  10. 7c7a84

Questions about #8166ce

What color is #8166ce?

#8166ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 102, 206), in HSL hsl(255.58, 51.49%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.523% 0.15474 292.962).

What colors go well with #8166ce?

The complementary color of #8166ce is #7e8400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4977d7 and #a657b0. The triadic partners are #c05b00 and #009474.

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

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

Is #8166ce a warm or cool color?

#8166ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.155.