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#814FBA Color

#814FBA is rgb(129, 79, 186) in RGB, hsl(268, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 58%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#814FBA
HEX#814FBA
RGBrgb(129, 79, 186)
HSLhsl(268, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(268, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 58%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.164 302.8)
LABlab(43.46% 37.75 -49.36)
LCHlch(43.46% 62.14 307.41)

What #814FBA 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 #814FBA, 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.

#814FBA Channel Values

How #814FBA 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 79 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.58:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #814FBA 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 text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #814FBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #814FBA; 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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Tints & Shades of #814FBA

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 #814FBA.

How #814FBA 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#814FBA
Protanopia#5A5ABA
Protanomaly#6C56BA
Deuteranopia#6363B9
Deuteranomaly#705CBA
Tritanopia#726565
Tritanomaly#785D8F
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #814FBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-814fba: #814FBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #814FBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-814fba': '#814FBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.310, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_814fba">#814FBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#814FBA"

More Purple Colors

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

#814FBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #814FBA?

#814FBA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 79, 186) in RGB and hsl(268, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #814FBA?

#814FBA is rgb(129, 79, 186) — red 129, green 79, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #814FBA?

#814FBA converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 58%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #814FBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #814FBA scores 5.58:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #814FBA 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

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