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#812EF5 Color

#812EF5 is rgb(129, 46, 245) in RGB, hsl(265, 91%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#812EF5
HEX#812EF5
RGBrgb(129, 46, 245)
HSLhsl(265, 91%, 57%)
HSVhsv(265, 81%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.265 294.4)
LABlab(41.81% 63.97 -85.77)
LCHlch(41.81% 107.00 306.71)

What #812EF5 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 #812EF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.88Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.17Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 13.82Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 14.25Near Violet#8000FFΔE 14.65Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.71

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

#812EF5 Channel Values

How #812EF5 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 46 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 91% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 81% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.76:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #812EF5 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 text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #812EF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #812EF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #812EF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#812EF5
Complementary
#A2F52E
Analogous
#2E3EF5
Analogous
#E52EF5
Triadic
#F5812E
Triadic
#2EF581
Split comp.
#F5E52E
Split comp.
#3EF52E

Tints & Shades of #812EF5

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

#924BF7
#A468F8
#B685F9
#C49EFA
#D6BBFC
#E8D8FD

Shades

#6A0BEF
#5B0ACD
#4A08A6
#3A0684
#29045D
#1A033A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #812EF5.

How #812EF5 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#812EF5
Protanopia#4545F5
Protanomaly#633DF5
Deuteranopia#5555F4
Deuteranomaly#6948F5
Tritanopia#5C6868
Tritanomaly#6D57B3
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #812EF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-812ef5: #812EF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #812EF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-812ef5': '#812EF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.180, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_812ef5">#812EF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#812EF5"

More Purple Colors

#812EF5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#812EF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #812EF5?

#812EF5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 46, 245) in RGB and hsl(265, 91%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #812EF5?

#812EF5 is rgb(129, 46, 245) — red 129, green 46, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #812EF5?

#812EF5 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 81%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #812EF5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #812EF5 scores 5.76:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #812EF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #812EF5 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 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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