#8030AB Color

#8030AB is rgb(128, 48, 171) in RGB, hsl(279, 56%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8030AB

HEX#8030AB

RGBrgb(128, 48, 171)

HSLhsl(279, 56%, 43%)

HSVhsv(279, 72%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.191 311)

LABlab(36.73% 49.63 -51.31)

LCHlch(36.73% 71.39 314.05)

What #8030AB 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 #8030AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 5.75 Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.85 Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.55 Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 12.96 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.32 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.16

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

#8030AB Channel Values

How #8030AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 128 · G 48 · B 171	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 279° · S 56% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 279° · S 72% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.17:1 vs white · 2.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8030AB 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 text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8030AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8030AB; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #8030AB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8030AB.

How #8030AB 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#8030AB

Protanopia#4646AB

Protanomaly#623EAB

Deuteranopia#5555AA

Deuteranomaly#6949AA

Tritanopia#724E4E

Tritanomaly#78447E

Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #8030AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8030ab: #8030AB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8030AB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8030ab': '#8030AB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.188, blue: 0.671)

Android XML<color name="color_8030ab">#8030AB</color>

SVG fillfill="#8030AB"

More Purple Colors

#8030AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#8030AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8030AB?

#8030AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 48, 171) in RGB and hsl(279, 56%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #8030AB?

#8030AB is rgb(128, 48, 171) — red 128, green 48, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8030AB?

#8030AB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8030AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8030AB scores 7.17:1 against white and 2.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8030AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8030AB 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 12.55, which is visibly different.

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