Exploring the Color #814B99

#814B99 sits at 282° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 34% saturation and 45% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 129, 75, 153 produces a 6.18:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #814B99 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 59 units away from #808080. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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