Skip to the color picker

#816abe color: Lavish Spending

#816abe is rgb(129, 106, 190) in RGB and oklch(58.298% 0.12693 294.759) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

256°
100%

58.3%
0.127
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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 #816abe

#816abe is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, 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: #816abe mixed with white

  1. 816abe
  2. 8c79c5
  3. 9887cc
  4. a496d3
  5. b1a5da
  6. bdb4e0
  7. cac2e7
  8. d7d1ed
  9. e4e1f3
  10. f1f0f9

Darker: #816abe mixed with black

  1. 816abe
  2. 6f5ba5
  3. 5e4d8c
  4. 4e3f75
  5. 3e315e
  6. 2e2448
  7. 1f1833
  8. 120d1f
  9. 06040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #816abe with less saturation

  1. 816abe
  2. 806cb8
  3. 7f6eb1
  4. 7f70ab
  5. 7e72a4
  6. 7d749d
  7. 7d7697
  8. 7c7790
  9. 7c7989
  10. 7b7a82

Questions about #816abe

What color is #816abe?

#816abe is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(129, 106, 190), in HSL hsl(256.43, 39.25%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.298% 0.12693 294.759).

What colors go well with #816abe?

The complementary color of #816abe is #7a8310. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5578c6 and #a05fa5. The triadic partners are #b36424 and #009376.

Is white or black text more readable on #816abe?

White text reads better on #816abe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #816abe a warm or cool color?

#816abe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.127.