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#861FA3 Color

#861FA3 is rgb(134, 31, 163) in RGB, hsl(287, 68%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 81%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#861FA3
HEX#861FA3
RGBrgb(134, 31, 163)
HSLhsl(287, 68%, 38%)
HSVhsv(287, 81%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 81%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.203 317.3)
LABlab(35.02% 55.79 -49.21)
LCHlch(35.02% 74.39 318.58)

What #861FA3 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 #861FA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauveine#8D029BΔE 6.66Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.06Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 11.61Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.72Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 13.58Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.67

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

#861FA3 Channel Values

How #861FA3 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 31 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 68% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 81% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.67:1 vs white · 2.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #861FA3 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 text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #861FA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #861FA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #861FA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#861FA3
Complementary
#3CA31F
Analogous
#441FA3
Analogous
#A31F7D
Triadic
#A3861F
Triadic
#1FA386
Split comp.
#7DA31F
Split comp.
#1FA344

Tints & Shades of #861FA3

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

#A626C9
#B83EDA
#C765E2
#D387E8
#E1AEEF
#EED0F6

Shades

#751B8D
#631778
#511363
#431051
#310B3C
#200727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #861FA3.

How #861FA3 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#861FA3
Protanopia#4040A3
Protanomaly#6436A3
Deuteranopia#5454A2
Deuteranomaly#6B44A2
Tritanopia#7A4444
Tritanomaly#7F3976
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #861FA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-861fa3: #861FA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #861FA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-861fa3': '#861FA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.122, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_861fa3">#861FA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#861FA3"

More Purple Colors

#861FA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#861FA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #861FA3?

#861FA3 is a dark purple — rgb(134, 31, 163) in RGB and hsl(287, 68%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #861FA3?

#861FA3 is rgb(134, 31, 163) — red 134, green 31, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #861FA3?

#861FA3 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 81%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #861FA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #861FA3 scores 7.67:1 against white and 2.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #861FA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #861FA3 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.61, which is visibly different.

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