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#816B8E Color

#816B8E is rgb(129, 107, 142) in RGB, hsl(278, 14%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#816B8E
HEX#816B8E
RGBrgb(129, 107, 142)
HSLhsl(278, 14%, 49%)
HSVhsv(278, 25%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.059 312.8)
LABlab(48.34% 14.16 -15.91)
LCHlch(48.34% 21.30 311.66)

What #816B8E 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 #816B8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.19Rhythm#777696ΔE 8.81French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.99Old Lavender#796878ΔE 10.99Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 12.2Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 13.34

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

#816B8E Channel Values

How #816B8E 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 107 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 14% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 25% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #816B8E 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #816B8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #816B8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #816B8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#816B8E
Complementary
#788E6B
Analogous
#706B8E
Analogous
#8E6B8A
Triadic
#8E826B
Triadic
#6B8E82
Split comp.
#8A8E6B
Split comp.
#6B8E70

Tints & Shades of #816B8E

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

#937F9F
#A493AE
#B5A8BD
#C7BCCD
#D8D0DC
#E9E5EB

Shades

#725E7D
#5F4F69
#4F4257
#3D3243
#2D2531
#1A161D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #816B8E.

How #816B8E 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#816B8E
Protanopia#6F6F8E
Protanomaly#776E8E
Deuteranopia#73738E
Deuteranomaly#79708E
Tritanopia#7D7070
Tritanomaly#7E6E7D
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #816B8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-816b8e: #816B8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #816B8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-816b8e': '#816B8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.420, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_816b8e">#816B8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#816B8E"

More Purple Colors

#816B8E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#816B8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #816B8E?

#816B8E is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 107, 142) in RGB and hsl(278, 14%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #816B8E?

#816B8E is rgb(129, 107, 142) — red 129, green 107, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #816B8E?

#816B8E converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #816B8E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #816B8E scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #816B8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #816B8E 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 18.71, which is visibly different.

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