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#81609F Color

#81609F is rgb(129, 96, 159) in RGB, hsl(271, 25%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81609F
HEX#81609F
RGBrgb(129, 96, 159)
HSLhsl(271, 25%, 50%)
HSVhsv(271, 40%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.102 307.4)
LABlab(46.14% 23.31 -29.31)
LCHlch(46.14% 37.45 308.49)

What #81609F 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 #81609F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.28Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.06French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.1Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.61Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.27

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

#81609F Channel Values

How #81609F 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 96 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 25% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 40% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81609F 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81609F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81609F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81609F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81609F
Complementary
#7E9F60
Analogous
#61609F
Analogous
#9F609E
Triadic
#9F8160
Triadic
#609F81
Split comp.
#9E9F60
Split comp.
#609F61

Tints & Shades of #81609F

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

#9276AD
#A48CBA
#B6A3C8
#C5B6D3
#D7CCE0
#E8E2EE

Shades

#6F5289
#5F4776
#4D3960
#3E2E4D
#2C2136
#1C1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81609F.

How #81609F 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#81609F
Protanopia#67679F
Protanomaly#72649F
Deuteranopia#6C6C9E
Deuteranomaly#75689F
Tritanopia#796B6B
Tritanomaly#7C6783
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81609F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81609f: #81609F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81609F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81609f': '#81609F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.376, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_81609f">#81609F</color>
SVG fillfill="#81609F"

More Purple Colors

#81609F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81609F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81609F?

#81609F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 96, 159) in RGB and hsl(271, 25%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #81609F?

#81609F is rgb(129, 96, 159) — red 129, green 96, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81609F?

#81609F converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81609F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #81609F scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81609F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81609F 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.87, which is visibly different.

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