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#810CCA Color

#810CCA is rgb(129, 12, 202) in RGB, hsl(277, 89%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 94%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#810CCA
HEX#810CCA
RGBrgb(129, 12, 202)
HSLhsl(277, 89%, 42%)
HSVhsv(277, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 94%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.246 305)
LABlab(35.46% 64.83 -71.63)
LCHlch(35.46% 96.61 312.15)

What #810CCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #810CCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#810CCA Channel Values

How #810CCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 12 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 89% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.4:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #810CCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #810CCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #810CCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #810CCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #810CCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #810CCA.

How #810CCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#810CCA
Protanopia#3939CA
Protanomaly#5E2DCA
Deuteranopia#4D4DC9
Deuteranomaly#663DC9
Tritanopia#6A4F4F
Tritanomaly#743E91
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #810CCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-810cca: #810CCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #810CCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-810cca': '#810CCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.047, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_810cca">#810CCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#810CCA"

More Purple Colors

#810CCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#810CCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #810CCA?

#810CCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 12, 202) in RGB and hsl(277, 89%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.7.

What is the RGB value of #810CCA?

#810CCA is rgb(129, 12, 202) — red 129, green 12, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #810CCA?

#810CCA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 94%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #810CCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #810CCA scores 7.4:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #810CCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #810CCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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