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#8069CE Color

#8069CE is rgb(128, 105, 206) in RGB, hsl(254, 51%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8069CE
HEX#8069CE
RGBrgb(128, 105, 206)
HSLhsl(254, 51%, 61%)
HSVhsv(254, 49%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.15 291.6)
LABlab(50.30% 27.35 -49.99)
LCHlch(50.30% 56.99 298.68)

What #8069CE 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 #8069CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.05Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.81Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.79Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.69Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.13Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.78

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

#8069CE Channel Values

How #8069CE 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 105 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 51% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 49% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8069CE 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 text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8069CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8069CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8069CE
Complementary
#B7CE69
Analogous
#6984CE
Analogous
#B369CE
Triadic
#CE8069
Triadic
#69CE80
Split comp.
#CEB369
Split comp.
#84CE69

Tints & Shades of #8069CE

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

#917CD5
#A493DC
#B4A6E2
#C5BAE9
#D5CDEF
#E8E4F6

Shades

#674AC4
#5438AD
#452E8E
#34236C
#25194D
#160F2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8069CE.

How #8069CE 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#8069CE
Protanopia#6D6DCE
Protanomaly#756CCE
Deuteranopia#7171CE
Deuteranomaly#776ECE
Tritanopia#6E7C7C
Tritanomaly#7575A3
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #8069CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8069ce: #8069CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8069CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8069ce': '#8069CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.412, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8069ce">#8069CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8069CE"

More Blue Colors

#8069CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8069CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8069CE?

#8069CE is a light blue — rgb(128, 105, 206) in RGB and hsl(254, 51%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #8069CE?

#8069CE is rgb(128, 105, 206) — red 128, green 105, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8069CE?

#8069CE converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8069CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8069CE scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8069CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8069CE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 6.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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