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#814C94 Color

#814C94 is rgb(129, 76, 148) in RGB, hsl(284, 32%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 49%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Purple (#733380), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814C94
HEX#814C94
RGBrgb(129, 76, 148)
HSLhsl(284, 32%, 44%)
HSVhsv(284, 49%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 49%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.124 316.6)
LABlab(40.99% 32.44 -30.76)
LCHlch(40.99% 44.71 316.52)

What #814C94 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 #814C94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 9.65Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.24Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.62Eminence#6C3082ΔE 11.67Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.5Imperial#602F6BΔE 13.91

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

#814C94 Channel Values

How #814C94 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 76 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 32% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 49% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814C94 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #814C94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #814C94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #814C94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#814C94
Complementary
#5F944C
Analogous
#5D4C94
Analogous
#944C83
Triadic
#94814C
Triadic
#4C9481
Split comp.
#83944C
Split comp.
#4C945D

Tints & Shades of #814C94

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

#975DAC
#A675B8
#B790C6
#C9ABD4
#DAC6E2
#E9DDEE

Shades

#6F4280
#61396F
#4F2F5B
#3E2447
#2C1A32
#1D1122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #814C94.

How #814C94 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#814C94
Protanopia#585894
Protanomaly#6B5394
Deuteranopia#626293
Deuteranomaly#6F5A93
Tritanopia#795959
Tritanomaly#7C5475
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #814C94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814c94: #814C94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814C94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814c94': '#814C94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.298, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_814c94">#814C94</color>
SVG fillfill="#814C94"

More Purple Colors

#814C94 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#814C94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814C94?

#814C94 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 76, 148) in RGB and hsl(284, 32%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Purple (#733380), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.65.

What is the RGB value of #814C94?

#814C94 is rgb(129, 76, 148) — red 129, green 76, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814C94?

#814C94 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 49%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814C94 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814C94 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #814C94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #814C94 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.49, which is visibly different.

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