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#815FDD Color

#815FDD is rgb(129, 95, 221) in RGB, hsl(256, 65%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#815FDD
HEX#815FDD
RGBrgb(129, 95, 221)
HSLhsl(256, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(256, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.184 292.1)
LABlab(48.85% 36.41 -60.81)
LCHlch(48.85% 70.88 300.91)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.68Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.27Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.48Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.13Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.54Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.26

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

#815FDD Channel Values

How #815FDD 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 95 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 65% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 57% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #815FDD 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #815FDD

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

Base
#815FDD
Complementary
#BBDD5F
Analogous
#5F7DDD
Analogous
#C05FDD
Triadic
#DD815F
Triadic
#5FDD81
Split comp.
#DDC05F
Split comp.
#7DDD5F

Tints & Shades of #815FDD

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

#9174E2
#A289E6
#B39EEA
#C7B7F0
#D7CDF4
#E8E2F9

Shades

#663DD6
#5028BD
#42219C
#341A7A
#251358
#150B32

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

How #815FDD 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#815FDD
Protanopia#6666DD
Protanomaly#7263DD
Deuteranopia#6C6CDD
Deuteranomaly#7567DD
Tritanopia#697979
Tritanomaly#736FAA
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #815FDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-815fdd: #815FDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #815FDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-815fdd': '#815FDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.373, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_815fdd">#815FDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#815FDD"

More Purple Colors

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

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#815FDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #815FDD?

#815FDD is a light purple — rgb(129, 95, 221) in RGB and hsl(256, 65%, 62%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #815FDD?

#815FDD is rgb(129, 95, 221) — red 129, green 95, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #815FDD?

#815FDD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #815FDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #815FDD scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #815FDD 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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