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#816EAA Color

#816EAA is rgb(129, 110, 170) in RGB, hsl(259, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#816EAA
HEX#816EAA
RGBrgb(129, 110, 170)
HSLhsl(259, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(259, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.092 298)
LABlab(50.10% 17.49 -29.62)
LCHlch(50.10% 34.39 300.56)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.43Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.6Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 8.8Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.11Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.68

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

#816EAA Channel Values

How #816EAA 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 110 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

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Colors That Go With #816EAA

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

Base
#816EAA
Complementary
#97AA6E
Analogous
#6E79AA
Analogous
#9F6EAA
Triadic
#AA816E
Triadic
#6EAA81
Split comp.
#AA9F6E
Split comp.
#79AA6E

Tints & Shades of #816EAA

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

#9282B5
#A395C1
#B4A8CC
#C7BFD9
#D8D2E5
#E9E5F0

Shades

#6F5B9A
#5C4B81
#4C3E6A
#3C3154
#2C243D
#191523

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

How #816EAA 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#816EAA
Protanopia#7272AA
Protanomaly#7870AA
Deuteranopia#7575AA
Deuteranomaly#7A72AA
Tritanopia#787878
Tritanomaly#7C748F
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #816EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-816eaa: #816EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #816EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-816eaa': '#816EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.431, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_816eaa">#816EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#816EAA"

More Purple Colors

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

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#816EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #816EAA?

#816EAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 110, 170) in RGB and hsl(259, 26%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #816EAA?

#816EAA is rgb(129, 110, 170) — red 129, green 110, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #816EAA?

#816EAA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #816EAA be black or white?

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

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

No. #816EAA 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 24.09, which is visibly different.

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