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#816BD1 Color

#816BD1 is rgb(129, 107, 209) in RGB, hsl(253, 53%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#816BD1
HEX#816BD1
RGBrgb(129, 107, 209)
HSLhsl(253, 53%, 62%)
HSVhsv(253, 49%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.151 291)
LABlab(51.02% 27.17 -50.54)
LCHlch(51.02% 57.38 298.26)

What #816BD1 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 #816BD1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.68Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.94Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.09Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.71Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.05Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.99

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

#816BD1 Channel Values

How #816BD1 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 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 53% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 49% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #816BD1 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #816BD1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #816BD1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #816BD1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#816BD1
Complementary
#BBD16B
Analogous
#6B88D1
Analogous
#B46BD1
Triadic
#D1816B
Triadic
#6BD181
Split comp.
#D1B46B
Split comp.
#88D16B

Tints & Shades of #816BD1

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

#927ED7
#A292DD
#B3A5E3
#C7BDEB
#D7D0F1
#E8E4F7

Shades

#664CC8
#5036B0
#422C90
#342371
#251952
#150E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #816BD1.

How #816BD1 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#816BD1
Protanopia#6F6FD1
Protanomaly#776ED1
Deuteranopia#7373D1
Deuteranomaly#7970D1
Tritanopia#6E7E7E
Tritanomaly#7677A6
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #816BD1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-816bd1: #816BD1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #816BD1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-816bd1': '#816BD1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.420, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_816bd1">#816BD1</color>
SVG fillfill="#816BD1"

More Blue Colors

#816BD1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#816BD1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #816BD1?

#816BD1 is a light blue — rgb(129, 107, 209) in RGB and hsl(253, 53%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #816BD1?

#816BD1 is rgb(129, 107, 209) — red 129, green 107, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #816BD1?

#816BD1 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #816BD1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #816BD1 scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #816BD1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #816BD1 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 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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