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#8073BF Color

#8073BF is rgb(128, 115, 191) in RGB, hsl(250, 37%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8073BF
HEX#8073BF
RGBrgb(128, 115, 191)
HSLhsl(250, 37%, 60%)
HSVhsv(250, 40%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.114 290.4)
LABlab(52.12% 18.56 -38.57)
LCHlch(52.12% 42.80 295.70)

What #8073BF 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 #8073BF, 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.

#8073BF Channel Values

How #8073BF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 37% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 40% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8073BF 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 text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8073BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8073BF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #8073BF

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

Shades

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

How #8073BF 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#8073BF
Protanopia#7575BF
Protanomaly#7A74BF
Deuteranopia#7777BF
Deuteranomaly#7B76BF
Tritanopia#738080
Tritanomaly#787B9D
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8073BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8073bf: #8073BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8073BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8073bf': '#8073BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.451, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_8073bf">#8073BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8073BF"

More Blue Colors

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

#8073BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8073BF?

#8073BF is a light blue — rgb(128, 115, 191) in RGB and hsl(250, 37%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #8073BF?

#8073BF is rgb(128, 115, 191) — red 128, green 115, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8073BF?

#8073BF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8073BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8073BF scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8073BF 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 17.99, which is visibly different.

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