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#8161AE Color

#8161AE is rgb(129, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(265, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 32%) 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 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8161AE
HEX#8161AE
RGBrgb(129, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(265, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(265, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.12 301.8)
LABlab(47.00% 25.56 -36.76)
LCHlch(47.00% 44.77 304.81)

What #8161AE 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 #8161AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.66Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.78Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.61Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.36Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.63Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.23

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

#8161AE Channel Values

How #8161AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8161AE 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8161AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8161AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8161AE
Complementary
#8EAE61
Analogous
#6167AE
Analogous
#A761AE
Triadic
#AE8161
Triadic
#61AE81
Split comp.
#AEA761
Split comp.
#67AE61

Tints & Shades of #8161AE

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

#9175B8
#A48DC4
#B4A1CE
#C7B8DB
#D7CDE5
#EAE4F1

Shades

#6F509B
#5E4483
#4D376C
#3C2B54
#2B1F3D
#1B1325

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How #8161AE 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#8161AE
Protanopia#6767AE
Protanomaly#7265AE
Deuteranopia#6D6DAD
Deuteranomaly#7568AE
Tritanopia#766F6F
Tritanomaly#7A698C
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #8161AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8161ae: #8161AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8161AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8161ae': '#8161AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8161ae">#8161AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8161AE"

More Purple Colors

#8161AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8161AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8161AE?

#8161AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(265, 32%, 53%) 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 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #8161AE?

#8161AE is rgb(129, 97, 174) — red 129, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8161AE?

#8161AE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8161AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8161AE scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8161AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8161AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.9, which is visibly different.

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