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#814CDC Color

#814CDC is rgb(129, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(262, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814CDC
HEX#814CDC
RGBrgb(129, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(262, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(262, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.208 295.7)
LABlab(44.81% 46.16 -66.76)
LCHlch(44.81% 81.16 304.66)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.65Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.64Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.92Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.07Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.22Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.43

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

#814CDC Channel Values

How #814CDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814CDC 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 text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #814CDC

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

Base
#814CDC
Complementary
#A7DC4C
Analogous
#4C5FDC
Analogous
#C94CDC
Triadic
#DC814C
Triadic
#4CDC81
Split comp.
#DCC94C
Split comp.
#5FDC4C

Tints & Shades of #814CDC

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

#9366E1
#A27BE5
#B495EA
#C6AEEF
#D8C8F4
#E7DDF8

Shades

#692AD5
#5A24B7
#491D95
#391773
#281051
#190A33

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

How #814CDC 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#814CDC
Protanopia#5858DC
Protanomaly#6B53DC
Deuteranopia#6262DB
Deuteranomaly#6F5ADC
Tritanopia#686D6D
Tritanomaly#7362A5
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #814CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814cdc: #814CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814cdc': '#814CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_814cdc">#814CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#814CDC"

More Purple Colors

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

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#814CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814CDC?

#814CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(262, 67%, 58%) 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #814CDC?

#814CDC is rgb(129, 76, 220) — red 129, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814CDC?

#814CDC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814CDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814CDC scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #814CDC 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 13.92, which is visibly different.

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