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#820EF6 Color

#820EF6 is rgb(130, 14, 246) in RGB, hsl(270, 93%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 94%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#820EF6
HEX#820EF6
RGBrgb(130, 14, 246)
HSLhsl(270, 93%, 51%)
HSVhsv(270, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 94%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.282 295.9)
LABlab(39.36% 71.87 -90.37)
LCHlch(39.36% 115.46 308.50)

What #820EF6 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 #820EF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 5.2Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 5.42Near Violet#8000FFΔE 5.8Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 8.38Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 9.21Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.59

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

#820EF6 Channel Values

How #820EF6 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 130 · G 14 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 93% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #820EF6 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 text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #820EF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #820EF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #820EF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#820EF6
Complementary
#82F60E
Analogous
#0E0EF6
Analogous
#F60EF6
Triadic
#F6820E
Triadic
#0EF682
Split comp.
#F6F60E
Split comp.
#0EF60E

Tints & Shades of #820EF6

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

#9430F8
#A34EF9
#B570FA
#C793FB
#D9B5FC
#E8D3FD

Shades

#7008D9
#6107BB
#4F0699
#3D0476
#2B0354
#1C0236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #820EF6.

How #820EF6 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#820EF6
Protanopia#3A3AF6
Protanomaly#5F2EF6
Deuteranopia#4E4EF5
Deuteranomaly#673EF6
Tritanopia#5C6161
Tritanomaly#6D4DB1
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #820EF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-820ef6: #820EF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #820EF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-820ef6': '#820EF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.055, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_820ef6">#820EF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#820EF6"

More Purple Colors

#820EF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#820EF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #820EF6?

#820EF6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 14, 246) in RGB and hsl(270, 93%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #820EF6?

#820EF6 is rgb(130, 14, 246) — red 130, green 14, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #820EF6?

#820EF6 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 94%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #820EF6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #820EF6 scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #820EF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #820EF6 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 17.02, which is visibly different.

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