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#8137AE Color

#8137AE is rgb(129, 55, 174) in RGB, hsl(277, 52%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8137AE
HEX#8137AE
RGBrgb(129, 55, 174)
HSLhsl(277, 52%, 45%)
HSVhsv(277, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.185 309.8)
LABlab(38.18% 47.38 -50.75)
LCHlch(38.18% 69.43 313.03)

What #8137AE 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 #8137AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 6.24Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.24Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.09Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.75Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 14.73Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 15.27

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

#8137AE Channel Values

How #8137AE 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 55 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 52% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 68% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8137AE 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8137AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8137AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8137AE
Complementary
#65AE37
Analogous
#4537AE
Analogous
#AE37A0
Triadic
#AE8137
Triadic
#37AE81
Split comp.
#A0AE37
Split comp.
#37AE45

Tints & Shades of #8137AE

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

#9649C5
#A564CE
#B783D8
#C79EE0
#D9BDEA
#E9D8F3

Shades

#703097
#5E2880
#4D2169
#3F1B55
#2E143E
#1D0C27

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How #8137AE 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#8137AE
Protanopia#4A4AAE
Protanomaly#6543AE
Deuteranopia#5858AD
Deuteranomaly#6B4DAD
Tritanopia#735353
Tritanomaly#794981
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #8137AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8137ae: #8137AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8137AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8137ae': '#8137AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.216, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8137ae">#8137AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8137AE"

More Purple Colors

#8137AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8137AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8137AE?

#8137AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 55, 174) in RGB and hsl(277, 52%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #8137AE?

#8137AE is rgb(129, 55, 174) — red 129, green 55, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8137AE?

#8137AE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8137AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8137AE scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8137AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8137AE 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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