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#816580 Color

#816580 is rgb(129, 101, 128) in RGB, hsl(302, 12%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#816580
HEX#816580
RGBrgb(129, 101, 128)
HSLhsl(302, 12%, 45%)
HSVhsv(302, 22%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.053 327.4)
LABlab(46.34% 15.30 -10.60)
LCHlch(46.34% 18.62 325.28)

What #816580 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 #816580, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 7.4Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.9Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.8French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.07Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.71Rhythm#777696ΔE 12.41

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

#816580 Channel Values

How #816580 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 101 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 12% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 22% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 1% · K 49%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 #816580 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 #816580 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #816580

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #816580; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#816580
Complementary
#658166
Analogous
#746581
Analogous
#816572
Triadic
#808165
Triadic
#658081
Split comp.
#728165
Split comp.
#658174

Tints & Shades of #816580

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

#967995
#A58DA4
#B7A4B7
#C7B8C6
#D9CED9
#E9E2E8

Shades

#6F586F
#5E4A5E
#4D3D4D
#3F313E
#2E242D
#1D161C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #816580.

How #816580 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#816580
Protanopia#6A6A80
Protanomaly#746880
Deuteranopia#6F6F7F
Deuteranomaly#776B80
Tritanopia#7E6969
Tritanomaly#7F6773
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #816580 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-816580: #816580;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #816580;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-816580': '#816580' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.396, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_816580">#816580</color>
SVG fillfill="#816580"

More Pink Colors

#816580 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#816580 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #816580?

#816580 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(129, 101, 128) in RGB and hsl(302, 12%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #816580?

#816580 is rgb(129, 101, 128) — red 129, green 101, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #816580?

#816580 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #816580 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #816580 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 #816580 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #816580 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 18.72, which is visibly different.

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