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#8169aa color: Wintertime Mauve

#8169aa is rgb(129, 105, 170) in RGB and oklch(57.047% 0.10093 300.227) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

57%
0.101
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #8169aa

#8169aa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.63:1 contrast and black text 4.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve (#786daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #8169aa mixed with white

  1. 8169aa
  2. 8d77b3
  3. 9986bb
  4. a595c4
  5. b1a3cd
  6. beb2d5
  7. cac1de
  8. d7d1e6
  9. e4e0ee
  10. f2eff7

Darker: #8169aa mixed with black

  1. 8169aa
  2. 6f5a93
  3. 5e4c7d
  4. 4e3e68
  5. 3e3153
  6. 2e243f
  7. 1f182d
  8. 120c1b
  9. 06040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8169aa with less saturation

  1. 8169aa
  2. 806ba5
  3. 7f6ca0
  4. 7e6e9b
  5. 7d7096
  6. 7c7191
  7. 7b728c
  8. 7a7487
  9. 797582
  10. 78767d

Questions about #8169aa

What color is #8169aa?

#8169aa is soft purple. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(129, 105, 170), in HSL hsl(262.15, 27.66%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.047% 0.10093 300.227).

What colors go well with #8169aa?

The complementary color of #8169aa is #708037. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6174b3 and #996194. The triadic partners are #a26834 and #0d8b7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8169aa?

White text reads better on #8169aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black gives 4.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8169aa a warm or cool color?

#8169aa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.101.