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#8168ca color: Soft violet

#8168ca is rgb(129, 104, 202) in RGB and oklch(58.631% 0.14636 293.094) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

58.6%
0.146
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8168ca

#8168ca is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, 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: #8168ca mixed with white

  1. 8168ca
  2. 8c77d0
  3. 9886d6
  4. a495dc
  5. b0a4e2
  6. bdb3e7
  7. cac2ec
  8. d7d1f1
  9. e4e0f6
  10. f1f0fb

Darker: #8168ca mixed with black

  1. 8168ca
  2. 6f59af
  3. 5e4b95
  4. 4e3e7c
  5. 3e3064
  6. 2e244d
  7. 1f1837
  8. 120c22
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8168ca with less saturation

  1. 8168ca
  2. 806bc3
  3. 7f6dbb
  4. 7f70b3
  5. 7e72ac
  6. 7e74a4
  7. 7d769c
  8. 7d7894
  9. 7c798c
  10. 7c7b84

Questions about #8168ca

What color is #8168ca?

#8168ca is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 104, 202), in HSL hsl(255.31, 48.04%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.631% 0.14636 293.094).

What colors go well with #8168ca?

The complementary color of #8168ca is #7e8400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c78d2 and #a55aae. The triadic partners are #bd5e07 and #009575.

Is white or black text more readable on #8168ca?

White text reads better on #8168ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8168ca a warm or cool color?

#8168ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.146.