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#8157DB Color

#8157DB is rgb(129, 87, 219) in RGB, hsl(259, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8157DB
HEX#8157DB
RGBrgb(129, 87, 219)
HSLhsl(259, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(259, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.193 294.1)
LABlab(46.99% 40.27 -62.67)
LCHlch(46.99% 74.49 302.73)

What #8157DB 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 #8157DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.62Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.43Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.21Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.47Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.59Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 15.88

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

#8157DB Channel Values

How #8157DB 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 87 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8157DB 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8157DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8157DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8157DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8157DB
Complementary
#B1DB57
Analogous
#576FDB
Analogous
#C357DB
Triadic
#DB8157
Triadic
#57DB81
Split comp.
#DBC357
Split comp.
#6FDB57

Tints & Shades of #8157DB

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

#906CE0
#A385E5
#B39AEA
#C6B3EF
#D6C8F3
#E9E2F9

Shades

#6735D4
#5527B9
#462097
#361976
#271254
#170B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8157DB.

How #8157DB 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#8157DB
Protanopia#6060DB
Protanomaly#6F5CDB
Deuteranopia#6767DB
Deuteranomaly#7261DB
Tritanopia#697373
Tritanomaly#7369A7
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #8157DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8157db: #8157DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8157DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8157db': '#8157DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.341, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8157db">#8157DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8157DB"

More Purple Colors

#8157DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8157DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8157DB?

#8157DB is a light purple — rgb(129, 87, 219) in RGB and hsl(259, 65%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #8157DB?

#8157DB is rgb(129, 87, 219) — red 129, green 87, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8157DB?

#8157DB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8157DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8157DB scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8157DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8157DB 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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