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#8070DB Color

#8070DB is rgb(128, 112, 219) in RGB, hsl(249, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 49%, 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 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8070DB
HEX#8070DB
RGBrgb(128, 112, 219)
HSLhsl(249, 60%, 65%)
HSVhsv(249, 49%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.157 287.7)
LABlab(52.63% 26.31 -53.64)
LCHlch(52.63% 59.74 296.12)

What #8070DB 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 #8070DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.45Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.54Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.1Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.5Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 13.43Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.94

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

#8070DB Channel Values

How #8070DB 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 112 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 60% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 49% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8070DB 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8070DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8070DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8070DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8070DB
Complementary
#CBDB70
Analogous
#7096DB
Analogous
#B670DB
Triadic
#DB8070
Triadic
#70DB80
Split comp.
#DBB670
Split comp.
#96DB70

Tints & Shades of #8070DB

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

#9285E0
#A195E4
#B3A9EA
#C5BEEF
#D7D2F4
#E6E2F8

Shades

#604BD2
#4731C4
#3A289F
#2C1F7A
#1F1556
#130D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8070DB.

How #8070DB 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#8070DB
Protanopia#7373DB
Protanomaly#7872DB
Deuteranopia#7676DB
Deuteranomaly#7A73DB
Tritanopia#6B8484
Tritanomaly#747DAE
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8070DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8070db: #8070DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8070DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8070db': '#8070DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.439, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8070db">#8070DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8070DB"

More Blue Colors

#8070DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8070DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8070DB?

#8070DB is a light blue — rgb(128, 112, 219) in RGB and hsl(249, 60%, 65%) 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #8070DB?

#8070DB is rgb(128, 112, 219) — red 128, green 112, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8070DB?

#8070DB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8070DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8070DB scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8070DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8070DB 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 6.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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