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#816FAE Color

#816FAE is rgb(129, 111, 174) in RGB, hsl(257, 28%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 32%) 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 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#816FAE
HEX#816FAE
RGBrgb(129, 111, 174)
HSLhsl(257, 28%, 56%)
HSVhsv(257, 36%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.096 296.4)
LABlab(50.51% 17.70 -31.30)
LCHlch(50.51% 35.96 299.49)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.51Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.57Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.61Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.47

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

#816FAE Channel Values

How #816FAE 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 111 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 28% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 36% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #816FAE 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #816FAE

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

Base
#816FAE
Complementary
#9CAE6F
Analogous
#6F7DAE
Analogous
#A16FAE
Triadic
#AE816F
Triadic
#6FAE81
Split comp.
#AEA16F
Split comp.
#7DAE6F

Tints & Shades of #816FAE

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

#9283B9
#A397C4
#B5AACF
#C6BEDA
#D7D1E5
#E8E5F0

Shades

#6E5AA0
#5C4B86
#4C3E6F
#3A3055
#2B233E
#191424

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

How #816FAE 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#816FAE
Protanopia#7272AE
Protanomaly#7871AE
Deuteranopia#7575AE
Deuteranomaly#7A73AE
Tritanopia#777979
Tritanomaly#7B7591
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #816FAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-816fae: #816FAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #816FAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-816fae': '#816FAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.435, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_816fae">#816FAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#816FAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#816FAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #816FAE?

#816FAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(129, 111, 174) in RGB and hsl(257, 28%, 56%) 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 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #816FAE?

#816FAE is rgb(129, 111, 174) — red 129, green 111, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #816FAE?

#816FAE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #816FAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #816FAE scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #816FAE 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 23.53, which is visibly different.

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