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#8161BD Color

#8161BD is rgb(129, 97, 189) in RGB, hsl(261, 41%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8161BD
HEX#8161BD
RGBrgb(129, 97, 189)
HSLhsl(261, 41%, 56%)
HSVhsv(261, 49%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.14 297.8)
LABlab(47.67% 28.54 -44.40)
LCHlch(47.67% 52.78 302.73)

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

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 6.61Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.78Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.9Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.73Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.18

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

#8161BD Channel Values

How #8161BD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 41% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 49% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8161BD 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8161BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8161BD

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

Base
#8161BD
Complementary
#9DBD61
Analogous
#616FBD
Analogous
#AF61BD
Triadic
#BD8161
Triadic
#61BD81
Split comp.
#BDAF61
Split comp.
#6FBD61

Tints & Shades of #8161BD

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

#9276C6
#A38CCF
#B5A2D8
#C6B7E1
#D7CDEA
#E8E2F3

Shades

#6E4AB0
#5C3E93
#4C337A
#3A275D
#2A1D44
#191128

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8161BD.

How #8161BD 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#8161BD
Protanopia#6767BD
Protanomaly#7265BD
Deuteranopia#6D6DBD
Deuteranomaly#7568BD
Tritanopia#737272
Tritanomaly#796C96
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8161BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8161bd: #8161BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8161BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8161bd': '#8161BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.380, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_8161bd">#8161BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8161BD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#8161BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8161BD?

#8161BD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 97, 189) in RGB and hsl(261, 41%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #8161BD?

#8161BD is rgb(129, 97, 189) — red 129, green 97, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8161BD?

#8161BD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 49%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8161BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8161BD scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8161BD 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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