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#814CBD Color

#814CBD is rgb(129, 76, 189) in RGB, hsl(268, 46%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), visibly different at ΔE 10.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814CBD
HEX#814CBD
RGBrgb(129, 76, 189)
HSLhsl(268, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(268, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.172 302.5)
LABlab(42.99% 39.91 -51.85)
LCHlch(42.99% 65.43 307.58)

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

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

#814CBD Channel Values

How #814CBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 46% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 60% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.67:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814CBD 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 text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #814CBD

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

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #814CBD

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

Shades

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

How #814CBD 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#814CBD
Protanopia#5858BD
Protanomaly#6B53BD
Deuteranopia#6262BC
Deuteranomaly#6F5ABD
Tritanopia#716464
Tritanomaly#785B90
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #814CBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814cbd: #814CBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814CBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814cbd': '#814CBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.298, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_814cbd">#814CBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#814CBD"

More Purple Colors

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

#814CBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814CBD?

#814CBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 76, 189) in RGB and hsl(268, 46%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.45.

What is the RGB value of #814CBD?

#814CBD is rgb(129, 76, 189) — red 129, green 76, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814CBD?

#814CBD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814CBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814CBD scores 5.67:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #814CBD 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 11.48, which is visibly different.

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