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#8166CC

#8166cc ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8166cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 40% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.76% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255.88°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1853

Complementary

  1. #8166cc
  2. #b1cc66

Split complementary

  1. #8166cc
  2. #ccb466
  3. #7ecc66

Analogous

  1. #667ecc
  2. #8166cc
  3. #b466cc

Triadic

  1. #8166cc
  2. #cc8166
  3. #66cc81

Tetradic

  1. #8166cc
  2. #cc66b1
  3. #b1cc66
  4. #66cc81

Square

  1. #8166cc
  2. #cc667e
  3. #b1cc66
  4. #66ccb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2673
  2. #5839ac
  3. #8166cc
  4. #b09fdf
  5. #dfd9f2

Shades

#8166cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8166cc
  2. #745cb8
  3. #6752a3
  4. #5a478f
  5. #4d3d7a
  6. #413366
  7. #342952
  8. #271f3d
  9. #1a1429
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8166cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8166cc
  2. #8e75d1
  3. #9a85d6
  4. #a794db
  5. #b3a3e0
  6. #c0b3e6
  7. #cdc2eb
  8. #d9d1f0
  9. #e6e0f5
  10. #f2f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8166cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8166cc
  2. #8169c4
  3. #816bbd
  4. #816eb5
  5. #8170ae
  6. #8173a6
  7. #80769e
  8. #807897
  9. #807b8f
  10. #807d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b71a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f79d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4475ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6072ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6270cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7673ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8166cc {
  color: #8166cc;
}
Background
.bg-8166cc {
  background-color: #8166cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8166cc {
  border: 2px solid #8166cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8166cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 102 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8166cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8166cc, #b466cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8166cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 102 204 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.63 #7e9933 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8166cc  rgb(129, 102, 204)  hsl(256, 50%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#b1cc66  rgb(177, 204, 102)  hsl(76, 50%, 60%)  June Bud
#cc8166  rgb(204, 129, 102)  hsl(16, 50%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#66cc81  rgb(102, 204, 129)  hsl(136, 50%, 60%)  Emerald