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#8071A2 Color

#8071A2 is rgb(128, 113, 162) in RGB, hsl(258, 21%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8071A2
HEX#8071A2
RGBrgb(128, 113, 162)
HSLhsl(258, 21%, 54%)
HSVhsv(258, 30%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.076 298.1)
LABlab(50.49% 13.95 -24.37)
LCHlch(50.49% 28.09 299.79)

What #8071A2 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 #8071A2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 8.08Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.41Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.63Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.37Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.41French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.64

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

#8071A2 Channel Values

How #8071A2 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 113 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 21% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 30% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8071A2 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8071A2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8071A2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8071A2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8071A2
Complementary
#94A271
Analogous
#717BA2
Analogous
#9871A2
Triadic
#A28071
Triadic
#71A280
Split comp.
#A29871
Split comp.
#7BA271

Tints & Shades of #8071A2

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

#9084AE
#A499BD
#B4ACC9
#C5BED5
#D6D1E1
#E9E6EF

Shades

#6E5F91
#5D517B
#4D4266
#3A324D
#2A2438
#1A1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8071A2.

How #8071A2 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#8071A2
Protanopia#7474A2
Protanomaly#7973A2
Deuteranopia#7676A2
Deuteranomaly#7A74A2
Tritanopia#797979
Tritanomaly#7C768B
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8071A2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8071a2: #8071A2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8071A2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8071a2': '#8071A2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.443, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_8071a2">#8071A2</color>
SVG fillfill="#8071A2"

More Purple Colors

#8071A2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8071A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8071A2?

#8071A2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 113, 162) in RGB and hsl(258, 21%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #8071A2?

#8071A2 is rgb(128, 113, 162) — red 128, green 113, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8071A2?

#8071A2 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8071A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8071A2 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8071A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8071A2 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 22.09, which is visibly different.

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