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#8451FB Color

#8451FB is rgb(132, 81, 251) in RGB, hsl(258, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8451FB
HEX#8451FB
RGBrgb(132, 81, 251)
HSLhsl(258, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(258, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.238 291)
LABlab(48.11% 50.91 -78.81)
LCHlch(48.11% 93.82 302.86)

What #8451FB 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 #8451FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8451FB Channel Values

How #8451FB 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 132 · G 81 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8451FB 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8451FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8451FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8451FB

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.

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Shades

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How #8451FB 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#8451FB
Protanopia#5C5CFB
Protanomaly#6E58FB
Deuteranopia#6565FB
Deuteranomaly#735EFB
Tritanopia#617A7A
Tritanomaly#706CBC
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8451FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8451fb: #8451FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8451FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8451fb': '#8451FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.318, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_8451fb">#8451FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8451FB"

More Purple Colors

#8451FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8451FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8451FB?

#8451FB is a light purple — rgb(132, 81, 251) in RGB and hsl(258, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.61.

What is the RGB value of #8451FB?

#8451FB is rgb(132, 81, 251) — red 132, green 81, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8451FB?

#8451FB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8451FB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8451FB scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8451FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8451FB 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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