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#806BE1 Color

#806BE1 is rgb(128, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(251, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 52%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#806BE1
HEX#806BE1
RGBrgb(128, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(251, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(251, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.173 288.3)
LABlab(51.73% 30.44 -58.45)
LCHlch(51.73% 65.90 297.51)

What #806BE1 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 #806BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.21Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.38Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.73Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 13.57Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.72Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.87

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

#806BE1 Channel Values

How #806BE1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #806BE1 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #806BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #806BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #806BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#806BE1
Complementary
#CBE16B
Analogous
#6B90E1
Analogous
#BB6BE1
Triadic
#E1806B
Triadic
#6BE180
Split comp.
#E1BB6B
Split comp.
#90E16B

Tints & Shades of #806BE1

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

#9380E5
#A191E8
#B3A6ED
#C5BBF1
#D7D0F5
#E6E1F9

Shades

#6045D9
#472ACB
#3A22A5
#2D1A7F
#1F1259
#130B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #806BE1.

How #806BE1 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#806BE1
Protanopia#6F6FE1
Protanomaly#766DE1
Deuteranopia#7272E1
Deuteranomaly#7870E1
Tritanopia#688282
Tritanomaly#7279B0
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #806BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-806be1: #806BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #806BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-806be1': '#806BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_806be1">#806BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#806BE1"

More Blue Colors

#806BE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#806BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #806BE1?

#806BE1 is a light blue — rgb(128, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(251, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #806BE1?

#806BE1 is rgb(128, 107, 225) — red 128, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #806BE1?

#806BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #806BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #806BE1 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #806BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #806BE1 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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