Skip to content

#8121CA Color

#8121CA is rgb(129, 33, 202) in RGB, hsl(274, 72%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8121CA
HEX#8121CA
RGBrgb(129, 33, 202)
HSLhsl(274, 72%, 46%)
HSVhsv(274, 84%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.235 304.1)
LABlab(37.03% 60.36 -69.05)
LCHlch(37.03% 91.71 311.16)

What #8121CA 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 #8121CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.47Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 7.51Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.5Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.23Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.46Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.51

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

#8121CA Channel Values

How #8121CA 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 33 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 72% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 84% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8121CA 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8121CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8121CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8121CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8121CA
Complementary
#6ACA21
Analogous
#2C21CA
Analogous
#CA21BE
Triadic
#CA8121
Triadic
#21CA81
Split comp.
#BECA21
Split comp.
#21CA2C

Tints & Shades of #8121CA

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

#9331DD
#A554E3
#B573E8
#C896EE
#D8B4F3
#EAD8F9

Shades

#701DAF
#5F1895
#4E147B
#3D1060
#2D0B46
#1C072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8121CA.

How #8121CA 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#8121CA
Protanopia#3F3FCA
Protanomaly#6035CA
Deuteranopia#5151C9
Deuteranomaly#6843C9
Tritanopia#6B5454
Tritanomaly#744592
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8121CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8121ca: #8121CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8121CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8121ca': '#8121CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.129, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8121ca">#8121CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8121CA"

More Purple Colors

#8121CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8121CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8121CA?

#8121CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 33, 202) in RGB and hsl(274, 72%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #8121CA?

#8121CA is rgb(129, 33, 202) — red 129, green 33, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8121CA?

#8121CA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8121CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8121CA scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8121CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8121CA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #8121CA in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.