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#8073A5 Color

#8073A5 is rgb(128, 115, 165) in RGB, hsl(256, 22%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 35%) 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 7.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8073A5
HEX#8073A5
RGBrgb(128, 115, 165)
HSLhsl(256, 22%, 55%)
HSVhsv(256, 30%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.077 295.9)
LABlab(51.12% 13.40 -25.15)
LCHlch(51.12% 28.49 298.05)

What #8073A5 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 #8073A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 7.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.18Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.48Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.29Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.46Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.98

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

#8073A5 Channel Values

How #8073A5 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 115 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 22% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 30% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8073A5 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8073A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8073A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8073A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8073A5
Complementary
#98A573
Analogous
#737FA5
Analogous
#9A73A5
Triadic
#A58073
Triadic
#73A580
Split comp.
#A59A73
Split comp.
#7FA573

Tints & Shades of #8073A5

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

#9186B1
#A298BD
#B3ABC9
#C7C1D7
#D8D3E3
#E9E6EF

Shades

#6E5F95
#5C507C
#4C4267
#3B3451
#2B263B
#191622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8073A5.

How #8073A5 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#8073A5
Protanopia#7575A5
Protanomaly#7A74A5
Deuteranopia#7777A5
Deuteranomaly#7B76A5
Tritanopia#797B7B
Tritanomaly#7C788E
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8073A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8073a5: #8073A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8073A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8073a5': '#8073A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.451, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_8073a5">#8073A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8073A5"

More Purple Colors

#8073A5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8073A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8073A5?

#8073A5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 115, 165) in RGB and hsl(256, 22%, 55%) 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 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #8073A5?

#8073A5 is rgb(128, 115, 165) — red 128, green 115, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8073A5?

#8073A5 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8073A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8073A5 scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8073A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8073A5 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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