Close to Royal Purple
#8166BB
#8166BB is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 50.6% red, 40% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8166BB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.61:1 AABlack text on this color
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.55:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8166BB as they’d see it.
#8166BB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8166BB
What color is #8166BB?
#8166BB is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 50.6% red, 40% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8166BB in RGB?
#8166BB is rgb(129, 102, 187): 129 red, 102 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8166BB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 45, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8166BB?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8166BB?
Its complement #607F24 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.