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#8366ce color: Soft violet

#8366ce is rgb(131, 102, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.707% 0.15485 293.953) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

58.7%
0.155
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • indigo-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #8366ce

#8366ce is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469bc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #8366ce mixed with white

  1. 8366ce
  2. 8e76d4
  3. 9a85da
  4. a594df
  5. b1a3e4
  6. beb3e9
  7. cac2ee
  8. d7d1f3
  9. e4e0f7
  10. f2f0fb

Darker: #8366ce mixed with black

  1. 8366ce
  2. 7158b3
  3. 604a98
  4. 4f3c7f
  5. 3f2f66
  6. 2f234e
  7. 201738
  8. 120c23
  9. 06040f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #8366ce with less saturation

  1. 8366ce
  2. 8269c6
  3. 816cbe
  4. 806fb6
  5. 7f71ae
  6. 7f73a6
  7. 7e769e
  8. 7d7796
  9. 7d798d
  10. 7d7b85

Questions about #8366ce

What color is #8366ce?

#8366ce is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(131, 102, 206), in HSL hsl(256.73, 51.49%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.707% 0.15485 293.953).

What colors go well with #8366ce?

The complementary color of #8366ce is #7d8500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c77d7 and #a858b0. The triadic partners are #c05d00 and #009576.

Is white or black text more readable on #8366ce?

White text reads better on #8366ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8366ce a warm or cool color?

#8366ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.155.