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#8161FF Color

#8161FF is rgb(129, 97, 255) in RGB, hsl(252, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 62%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8161FF
HEX#8161FF
RGBrgb(129, 97, 255)
HSLhsl(252, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(252, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 62%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.224 287.1)
LABlab(51.29% 42.97 -75.88)
LCHlch(51.29% 87.20 299.52)

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

Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 8.65Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.72Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.97Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.11Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.62Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 17.89

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

#8161FF Channel Values

How #8161FF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8161FF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8161FF

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

Base
#8161FF
Complementary
#DFFF61
Analogous
#6190FF
Analogous
#D061FF
Triadic
#FF8161
Triadic
#61FF81
Split comp.
#FFD061
Split comp.
#90FF61

Tints & Shades of #8161FF

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

#9175FF
#A18AFF
#B19EFF
#C6B8FF
#D6CCFF
#E7E0FF

Shades

#5C33FF
#3300FF
#2A00D1
#2100A3
#170075
#0D0042

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

How #8161FF 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#8161FF
Protanopia#6767FF
Protanomaly#7265FF
Deuteranopia#6D6DFF
Deuteranomaly#7568FF
Tritanopia#5C8484
Tritanomaly#6D78C2
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8161FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8161ff: #8161FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8161FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8161ff': '#8161FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.380, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8161ff">#8161FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8161FF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8161FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8161FF?

#8161FF is a light blue — rgb(129, 97, 255) in RGB and hsl(252, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #8161FF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #8161FF?

#8161FF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 62%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8161FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8161FF scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8161FF 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 13.11, which is visibly different.

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