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#814B6E Color

#814B6E is rgb(129, 75, 110) in RGB, hsl(321, 26%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814B6E
HEX#814B6E
RGBrgb(129, 75, 110)
HSLhsl(321, 26%, 40%)
HSVhsv(321, 42%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.087 341.5)
LABlab(39.37% 27.32 -10.08)
LCHlch(39.37% 29.12 339.75)

What #814B6E 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 #814B6E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 5.23Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 6.18Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 7.18Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.95Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.35French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.49

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

#814B6E Channel Values

How #814B6E 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 75 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 26% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 42% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 15% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.64:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814B6E 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 text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #814B6E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #814B6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #814B6E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#814B6E
Complementary
#4B815E
Analogous
#794B81
Analogous
#814B53
Triadic
#6E814B
Triadic
#4B6E81
Split comp.
#53814B
Split comp.
#4B8179

Tints & Shades of #814B6E

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

#9A5B84
#AE759A
#BD8FAD
#CCA8C0
#DBC2D2
#ECDFE7

Shades

#704260
#603952
#502F45
#3D2434
#2D1A26
#1D1119

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #814B6E.

How #814B6E 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#814B6E
Protanopia#57576E
Protanomaly#6A536E
Deuteranopia#61616D
Deuteranomaly#6F596D
Tritanopia#7E5050
Tritanomaly#7F4E5E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #814B6E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814b6e: #814B6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814B6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814b6e': '#814B6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.294, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_814b6e">#814B6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#814B6E"

More Pink Colors

#814B6E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#814B6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814B6E?

#814B6E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(129, 75, 110) in RGB and hsl(321, 26%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #814B6E?

#814B6E is rgb(129, 75, 110) — red 129, green 75, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814B6E?

#814B6E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814B6E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814B6E scores 6.64:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #814B6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #814B6E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 29.55, which is a different colour altogether.

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