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#816bbd color: Lavish Spending

#816bbd is rgb(129, 107, 189) in RGB and oklch(58.427% 0.12395 294.61) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

58.4%
0.124
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #816bbd

#816bbd is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 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 slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #816bbd mixed with white

  1. 816bbd
  2. 8d7ac4
  3. 9888cb
  4. a497d2
  5. b1a5d9
  6. bdb4e0
  7. cac3e6
  8. d7d2ed
  9. e4e1f3
  10. f1f0f9

Darker: #816bbd mixed with black

  1. 816bbd
  2. 6f5ca4
  3. 5e4e8c
  4. 4e3f74
  5. 3e325d
  6. 2e2547
  7. 1f1833
  8. 120d1f
  9. 06040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #816bbd with less saturation

  1. 816bbd
  2. 806db7
  3. 7f6fb0
  4. 7f71aa
  5. 7e73a4
  6. 7e759d
  7. 7d7697
  8. 7d7890
  9. 7c7989
  10. 7c7a82

Questions about #816bbd

What color is #816bbd?

#816bbd is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(129, 107, 189), in HSL hsl(256.1, 38.32%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.427% 0.12395 294.61).

What colors go well with #816bbd?

The complementary color of #816bbd is #7a8318. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5679c5 and #a060a4. The triadic partners are #b36528 and #009377.

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

White text reads better on #816bbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #816bbd a warm or cool color?

#816bbd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.124.