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#816eba color: Lavish Spending

#816eba is rgb(129, 110, 186) in RGB and oklch(58.826% 0.11496 294.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

58.8%
0.115
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #816eba

#816eba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, 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: #816eba mixed with white

  1. 816eba
  2. 8d7cc1
  3. 988ac9
  4. a499d0
  5. b1a7d7
  6. bdb5de
  7. cac4e5
  8. d7d2eb
  9. e4e1f2
  10. f2f0f9

Darker: #816eba mixed with black

  1. 816eba
  2. 6f5fa1
  3. 5e5089
  4. 4e4172
  5. 3e335c
  6. 2e2646
  7. 1f1932
  8. 120e1e
  9. 06040d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #816eba with less saturation

  1. 816eba
  2. 8070b4
  3. 8072ae
  4. 7f73a8
  5. 7f75a2
  6. 7e769c
  7. 7e7896
  8. 7d7990
  9. 7d7a89
  10. 7d7c83

Questions about #816eba

What color is #816eba?

#816eba is soft violet. The closest named color is Lavish Spending. In RGB it is rgb(129, 110, 186), in HSL hsl(255, 35.51%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.826% 0.11496 294.08).

What colors go well with #816eba?

The complementary color of #816eba is #7c8427. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #597bc1 and #9e64a3. The triadic partners are #b16833 and #009278.

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

White text reads better on #816eba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #816eba a warm or cool color?

#816eba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.115.