Skip to the color picker

#816fc0 color: Venus Violet

#816fc0 is rgb(129, 111, 192) in RGB and oklch(59.339% 0.12176 292.508) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

253°
100%

59.3%
0.122
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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 #816fc0

#816fc0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7a6dc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #816fc0 mixed with white

  1. 816fc0
  2. 8c7dc7
  3. 988bce
  4. a49ad4
  5. b1a8db
  6. bdb6e1
  7. cac4e7
  8. d7d3ee
  9. e4e2f3
  10. f1f0f9

Darker: #816fc0 mixed with black

  1. 816fc0
  2. 6f60a7
  3. 5e518e
  4. 4e4276
  5. 3e345f
  6. 2e2749
  7. 1f1a34
  8. 120e20
  9. 06040e
  10. 010102

Calmer: #816fc0 with less saturation

  1. 816fc0
  2. 8071ba
  3. 8073b3
  4. 8075ad
  5. 7f76a6
  6. 7f78a0
  7. 7f7999
  8. 7e7b93
  9. 7e7c8c
  10. 7e7d85

Questions about #816fc0

What color is #816fc0?

#816fc0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Venus Violet. In RGB it is rgb(129, 111, 192), in HSL hsl(253.33, 39.13%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.339% 0.12176 292.508).

What colors go well with #816fc0?

The complementary color of #816fc0 is #80851c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #567cc6 and #a064a8. The triadic partners are #b66731 and #009577.

Is white or black text more readable on #816fc0?

White text reads better on #816fc0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #816fc0 a warm or cool color?

#816fc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.122.