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#816bb9 color: Lavish Spending

#816bb9 is rgb(129, 107, 185) in RGB and oklch(58.209% 0.11842 295.474) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

58.2%
0.118
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

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

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About #816bb9

#816bb9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.118 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: #816bb9 mixed with white

  1. 816bb9
  2. 8d7ac1
  3. 9888c8
  4. a497cf
  5. b1a5d6
  6. bdb4dd
  7. cac3e4
  8. d7d2eb
  9. e4e1f2
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #816bb9 mixed with black

  1. 816bb9
  2. 6f5ca0
  3. 5e4e89
  4. 4e3f71
  5. 3e325b
  6. 2e2546
  7. 1f1831
  8. 120d1e
  9. 06040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #816bb9 with less saturation

  1. 816bb9
  2. 806db3
  3. 7f6fad
  4. 7f71a7
  5. 7e73a1
  6. 7d749b
  7. 7d7694
  8. 7c778e
  9. 7c7888
  10. 7b7a81

Questions about #816bb9

What color is #816bb9?

#816bb9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(129, 107, 185), in HSL hsl(256.92, 35.78%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.209% 0.11842 295.474).

What colors go well with #816bb9?

The complementary color of #816bb9 is #788321. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5978c1 and #9e60a1. The triadic partners are #af662c and #009177.

Is white or black text more readable on #816bb9?

White text reads better on #816bb9: 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 #816bb9 a warm or cool color?

#816bb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.118.