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#806BDB Color

#806BDB is rgb(128, 107, 219) in RGB, hsl(251, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#806BDB
HEX#806BDB
RGBrgb(128, 107, 219)
HSLhsl(251, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(251, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.165 289.1)
LABlab(51.42% 29.09 -55.57)
LCHlch(51.42% 62.72 297.64)

What #806BDB 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 #806BDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.36Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.56Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.9Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.02Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.61Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 13.39

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

#806BDB Channel Values

How #806BDB 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 107 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #806BDB 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #806BDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #806BDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #806BDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#806BDB
Complementary
#C7DB6B
Analogous
#6B8FDB
Analogous
#B86BDB
Triadic
#DB806B
Triadic
#6BDB80
Split comp.
#DBB86B
Split comp.
#8FDB6B

Tints & Shades of #806BDB

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

#9180E0
#A394E5
#B5A9EA
#C3B9EE
#D5CEF3
#E6E2F8

Shades

#6046D2
#4A2FC1
#3B269C
#2F1E7B
#211556
#140D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #806BDB.

How #806BDB 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#806BDB
Protanopia#6F6FDB
Protanomaly#766DDB
Deuteranopia#7272DB
Deuteranomaly#7870DB
Tritanopia#6A8181
Tritanomaly#7378AC
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #806BDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-806bdb: #806BDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #806BDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-806bdb': '#806BDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.420, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_806bdb">#806BDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#806BDB"

More Blue Colors

#806BDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#806BDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #806BDB?

#806BDB is a light blue — rgb(128, 107, 219) in RGB and hsl(251, 61%, 64%) 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 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #806BDB?

#806BDB is rgb(128, 107, 219) — red 128, green 107, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #806BDB?

#806BDB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #806BDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #806BDB scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #806BDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #806BDB 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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