#8151FB Color

#8151FB is rgb(129, 81, 251) in RGB, hsl(257, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 13.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8151FB

HEX#8151FB

RGBrgb(129, 81, 251)

HSLhsl(257, 96%, 65%)

HSVhsv(257, 68%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.238 290)

LABlab(47.79% 50.29 -79.34)

LCHlch(47.79% 93.94 302.37)

What #8151FB 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 #8151FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.06 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.71 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.91 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.83 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.52 Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 17.73

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

#8151FB Channel Values

How #8151FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 129 · G 81 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 257° · S 96% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 257° · S 68% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 49% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8151FB 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8151FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8151FB; 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 #8151FB

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.

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How #8151FB 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#8151FB

Protanopia#5B5BFB

Protanomaly#6C57FB

Deuteranopia#6464FB

Deuteranomaly#715DFB

Tritanopia#5C7A7A

Tritanomaly#6D6CBC

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #8151FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8151fb: #8151FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8151FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8151fb': '#8151FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.318, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_8151fb">#8151FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#8151FB"

More Purple Colors

#8151FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#8151FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8151FB?

#8151FB is a light purple — rgb(129, 81, 251) in RGB and hsl(257, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.06.

What is the RGB value of #8151FB?

#8151FB is rgb(129, 81, 251) — red 129, green 81, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8151FB?

#8151FB converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8151FB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8151FB scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8151FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8151FB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.71, which is visibly different.

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