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#861DF7 Color

#861DF7 is rgb(134, 29, 247) in RGB, hsl(269, 93%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 88%, 0%, 3%) 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 7.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#861DF7
HEX#861DF7
RGBrgb(134, 29, 247)
HSLhsl(269, 93%, 54%)
HSVhsv(269, 88%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 88%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.278 296.6)
LABlab(40.93% 69.88 -88.31)
LCHlch(40.93% 112.61 308.35)

What #861DF7 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 #861DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 7.42Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 8.39Near Violet#8000FFΔE 8.75Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 9.04Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.66Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.59

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

#861DF7 Channel Values

How #861DF7 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 134 · G 29 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 93% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 88% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #861DF7 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #861DF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #861DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #861DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#861DF7
Complementary
#8DF71D
Analogous
#1D20F7
Analogous
#F31DF7
Triadic
#F7861D
Triadic
#1DF786
Split comp.
#F7F31D
Split comp.
#20F71D

Tints & Shades of #861DF7

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

#963AF8
#A85DF9
#B87AFA
#C898FB
#D8B5FC
#EAD8FE

Shades

#7408E7
#6307C5
#5206A2
#3E047B
#2C0359
#1B0236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #861DF7.

How #861DF7 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#861DF7
Protanopia#4040F7
Protanomaly#6335F7
Deuteranopia#5353F6
Deuteranomaly#6B44F7
Tritanopia#626464
Tritanomaly#7251B3
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #861DF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-861df7: #861DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #861DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-861df7': '#861DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.114, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_861df7">#861DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#861DF7"

More Purple Colors

#861DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#861DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #861DF7?

#861DF7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 29, 247) in RGB and hsl(269, 93%, 54%) 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 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #861DF7?

#861DF7 is rgb(134, 29, 247) — red 134, green 29, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #861DF7?

#861DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 88%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #861DF7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #861DF7 scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #861DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #861DF7 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 14.13, which is visibly different.

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