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#8070FA Color

#8070FA is rgb(128, 112, 250) in RGB, hsl(247, 93%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 55%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8070FA
HEX#8070FA
RGBrgb(128, 112, 250)
HSLhsl(247, 93%, 71%)
HSVhsv(247, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 55%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.198 284.4)
LABlab(54.25% 33.45 -68.33)
LCHlch(54.25% 76.08 296.08)

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

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

#8070FA Channel Values

How #8070FA 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 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 93% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8070FA 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8070FA

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

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Tints & Shades of #8070FA

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.

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Shades

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

How #8070FA 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#8070FA
Protanopia#7373FA
Protanomaly#7872FA
Deuteranopia#7676FA
Deuteranomaly#7A73FA
Tritanopia#5F8C8C
Tritanomaly#6E82C2
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8070FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8070fa: #8070FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8070FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8070fa': '#8070FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.439, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_8070fa">#8070FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8070FA"

More Blue Colors

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

#8070FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8070FA?

#8070FA is a light blue — rgb(128, 112, 250) in RGB and hsl(247, 93%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #8070FA?

#8070FA is rgb(128, 112, 250) — red 128, green 112, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8070FA?

#8070FA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 55%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8070FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8070FA scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8070FA 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 3.52, which is very hard to tell apart.

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