What color is #8166A0?

#8166A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8166A0?

The RGB value is 129, 102, 160: 129 red, 102 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8166A0?

The complementary color is #85A066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8166A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8166A0 color

#8166A0 rgb(129, 102, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8166A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 40% green and 62.7% blue (129, 102, 160).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8166A0 color codes

HEX	`#8166A0`
RGB	`rgb(129, 102, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 40%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 22.74, -27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 35.6, 309.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.149, 16.708, 35.414)`
Decimal	`8480416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8166A0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8166A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8166A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8166A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8166a0; }
.text { color: #8166a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8166a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 102 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8166a0, #9e66a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #8166A0?: #8166A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8166A0?: The RGB value is 129, 102, 160: 129 red, 102 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8166A0?: The complementary color is #85A066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8166A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.