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#805EED Color

#805EED is rgb(128, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(254, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#805EED
HEX#805EED
RGBrgb(128, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(254, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(254, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.205 289.6)
LABlab(49.45% 40.25 -68.85)
LCHlch(49.45% 79.75 300.31)

What #805EED 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 #805EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.08Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.26Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.33Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.64Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.45

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

#805EED Channel Values

How #805EED 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 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #805EED 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #805EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #805EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #805EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#805EED
Complementary
#CCED5E
Analogous
#5E84ED
Analogous
#C75EED
Triadic
#ED805E
Triadic
#5EED80
Split comp.
#EDC75E
Split comp.
#84ED5E

Tints & Shades of #805EED

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

#9275F0
#A088F2
#B39FF4
#C5B6F7
#D7CDF9
#E6DFFB

Shades

#5F35E9
#4618DC
#3914B3
#2C0F8A
#1F0B60
#13073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #805EED.

How #805EED 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#805EED
Protanopia#6565ED
Protanomaly#7162ED
Deuteranopia#6B6BED
Deuteranomaly#7466ED
Tritanopia#627D7D
Tritanomaly#6F72B5
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #805EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-805eed: #805EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #805EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-805eed': '#805EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_805eed">#805EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#805EED"

More Blue Colors

#805EED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#805EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #805EED?

#805EED is a light blue — rgb(128, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(254, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #805EED?

#805EED is rgb(128, 94, 237) — red 128, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #805EED?

#805EED converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #805EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #805EED scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #805EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #805EED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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