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#8160A9 Color

#8160A9 is rgb(129, 96, 169) in RGB, hsl(267, 30%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 43%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8160A9
HEX#8160A9
RGBrgb(129, 96, 169)
HSLhsl(267, 30%, 52%)
HSVhsv(267, 43%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 43%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.115 303.7)
LABlab(46.55% 25.16 -34.55)
LCHlch(46.55% 42.74 306.06)

What #8160A9 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 #8160A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.23Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.21Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.21Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.59Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.03Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 13.44

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

#8160A9 Channel Values

How #8160A9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 30% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 43% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8160A9 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8160A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8160A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8160A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8160A9
Complementary
#88A960
Analogous
#6064A9
Analogous
#A660A9
Triadic
#A98160
Triadic
#60A981
Split comp.
#A9A660
Split comp.
#64A960

Tints & Shades of #8160A9

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

#9377B6
#A38BC1
#B5A2CD
#C5B6D8
#D8CDE4
#E7E1EF

Shades

#6F5095
#5E447E
#4D3767
#3E2D53
#2D203C
#1B1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8160A9.

How #8160A9 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#8160A9
Protanopia#6767A9
Protanomaly#7264A9
Deuteranopia#6C6CA8
Deuteranomaly#7568A9
Tritanopia#776D6D
Tritanomaly#7B6889
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #8160A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8160a9: #8160A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8160A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8160a9': '#8160A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.376, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_8160a9">#8160A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8160A9"

More Purple Colors

#8160A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8160A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8160A9?

#8160A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 96, 169) in RGB and hsl(267, 30%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #8160A9?

#8160A9 is rgb(129, 96, 169) — red 129, green 96, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8160A9?

#8160A9 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 43%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8160A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8160A9 scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8160A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8160A9 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 18.59, which is visibly different.

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