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#800EDD Color

#800EDD is rgb(128, 14, 221) in RGB, hsl(273, 88%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 94%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#800EDD
HEX#800EDD
RGBrgb(128, 14, 221)
HSLhsl(273, 88%, 46%)
HSVhsv(273, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 94%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.261 300.2)
LABlab(36.93% 67.46 -80.19)
LCHlch(36.93% 104.79 310.07)

What #800EDD 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 #800EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.48French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.25Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.94Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.61Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.57Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.01

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

#800EDD Channel Values

How #800EDD 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 128 · G 14 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 88% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 94% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.94:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #800EDD 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 text6.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #800EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #800EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #800EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#800EDD
Complementary
#6BDD0E
Analogous
#180EDD
Analogous
#DD0ED2
Triadic
#DD800E
Triadic
#0EDD80
Split comp.
#D2DD0E
Split comp.
#0EDD18

Tints & Shades of #800EDD

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

#921EF1
#A444F3
#B566F5
#C78CF8
#D7AEFA
#EAD4FC

Shades

#6F0CC0
#5E0AA3
#4E0986
#3D0769
#2C054D
#1C0330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #800EDD.

How #800EDD 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#800EDD
Protanopia#3939DD
Protanomaly#5D2DDD
Deuteranopia#4D4DDC
Deuteranomaly#653DDD
Tritanopia#635757
Tritanomaly#70459F
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #800EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-800edd: #800EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #800EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-800edd': '#800EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.055, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_800edd">#800EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#800EDD"

More Purple Colors

#800EDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#800EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #800EDD?

#800EDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 14, 221) in RGB and hsl(273, 88%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #800EDD?

#800EDD is rgb(128, 14, 221) — red 128, green 14, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #800EDD?

#800EDD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 94%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #800EDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #800EDD scores 6.94:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #800EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #800EDD 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 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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