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#811280 Color

#811280 is rgb(129, 18, 128) in RGB, hsl(301, 76%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 1%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#811280
HEX#811280
RGBrgb(129, 18, 128)
HSLhsl(301, 76%, 29%)
HSVhsv(301, 86%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 1%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.184 328.6)
LABlab(30.94% 53.35 -34.29)
LCHlch(30.94% 63.42 327.27)

What #811280 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 #811280, 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 pink in the library.

#811280 Channel Values

How #811280 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 18 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 76% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 86% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 1% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.01:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #811280 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 text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #811280 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #811280

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #811280; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #811280

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 #811280.

How #811280 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#811280
Protanopia#3A3A80
Protanomaly#5F2F80
Deuteranopia#4E4E7E
Deuteranomaly#663E7F
Tritanopia#793333
Tritanomaly#7D295C
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #811280 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-811280: #811280;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #811280;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-811280': '#811280' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.071, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_811280">#811280</color>
SVG fillfill="#811280"

More Pink Colors

#811280 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#811280 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #811280?

#811280 is a dark pink — rgb(129, 18, 128) in RGB and hsl(301, 76%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #811280?

#811280 is rgb(129, 18, 128) — red 129, green 18, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #811280?

#811280 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 1%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #811280 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #811280 scores 9.01:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #811280 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #811280 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 3.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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