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#815AED Color

#815AED is rgb(129, 90, 237) in RGB, hsl(256, 80%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 62%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#815AED
HEX#815AED
RGBrgb(129, 90, 237)
HSLhsl(256, 80%, 64%)
HSVhsv(256, 62%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 62%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.211 290.7)
LABlab(48.70% 42.61 -70.06)
LCHlch(48.70% 82.00 301.31)

What #815AED 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 #815AED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.74Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.74Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.82Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 11.25Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.29Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 17.71

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

#815AED Channel Values

How #815AED 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 90 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 80% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 62% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #815AED 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 text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #815AED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #815AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #815AED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#815AED
Complementary
#C5ED5A
Analogous
#5A7CED
Analogous
#CA5AED
Triadic
#ED815A
Triadic
#5AED81
Split comp.
#EDCA5A
Split comp.
#7CED5A

Tints & Shades of #815AED

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

#9271EF
#A488F2
#B59FF4
#C3B1F6
#D5C8F9
#E6DFFB

Shades

#6130E8
#4B18D8
#3D13AE
#300F8A
#220B60
#15073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #815AED.

How #815AED 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#815AED
Protanopia#6262ED
Protanomaly#705FED
Deuteranopia#6969ED
Deuteranomaly#7363ED
Tritanopia#637A7A
Tritanomaly#706FB4
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #815AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-815aed: #815AED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #815AED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-815aed': '#815AED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.353, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_815aed">#815AED</color>
SVG fillfill="#815AED"

More Purple Colors

#815AED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#815AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #815AED?

#815AED is a light purple — rgb(129, 90, 237) in RGB and hsl(256, 80%, 64%) 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 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #815AED?

#815AED is rgb(129, 90, 237) — red 129, green 90, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #815AED?

#815AED converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 62%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #815AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #815AED scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #815AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #815AED 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 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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