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#814BD2 Color

#814BD2 is rgb(129, 75, 210) in RGB, hsl(264, 60%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814BD2
HEX#814BD2
RGBrgb(129, 75, 210)
HSLhsl(264, 60%, 56%)
HSVhsv(264, 64%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.198 297.9)
LABlab(44.00% 44.60 -62.36)
LCHlch(44.00% 76.67 305.57)

What #814BD2 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 #814BD2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.26Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.82Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.94Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.64Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.4

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

#814BD2 Channel Values

How #814BD2 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 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 60% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 64% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.43:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814BD2 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 text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #814BD2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #814BD2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #814BD2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#814BD2
Complementary
#9CD24B
Analogous
#4B59D2
Analogous
#C54BD2
Triadic
#D2814B
Triadic
#4BD281
Split comp.
#D2C54B
Split comp.
#59D24B

Tints & Shades of #814BD2

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

#9264D8
#A47CDE
#B595E4
#C6ADEB
#D7C6F1
#E8DEF7

Shades

#6E32C8
#5C2AA7
#4C238B
#3A1B6A
#2B134E
#190B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #814BD2.

How #814BD2 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#814BD2
Protanopia#5757D2
Protanomaly#6A53D2
Deuteranopia#6161D1
Deuteranomaly#6F59D2
Tritanopia#6B6A6A
Tritanomaly#745F9E
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #814BD2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814bd2: #814BD2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814BD2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814bd2': '#814BD2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.294, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_814bd2">#814BD2</color>
SVG fillfill="#814BD2"

More Purple Colors

#814BD2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#814BD2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814BD2?

#814BD2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 75, 210) in RGB and hsl(264, 60%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #814BD2?

#814BD2 is rgb(129, 75, 210) — red 129, green 75, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814BD2?

#814BD2 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814BD2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814BD2 scores 5.43:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #814BD2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #814BD2 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.64, which is visibly different.

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