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#8074EC Color

#8074EC is rgb(128, 116, 236) in RGB, hsl(246, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8074EC
HEX#8074EC
RGBrgb(128, 116, 236)
HSLhsl(246, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(246, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.175 284.7)
LABlab(54.46% 27.96 -60.25)
LCHlch(54.46% 66.42 294.89)

What #8074EC 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 #8074EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.14Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.15Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.33Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 13.28Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14.26Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 15.2

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

#8074EC Channel Values

How #8074EC 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 116 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8074EC 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8074EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8074EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8074EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8074EC
Complementary
#E0EC74
Analogous
#74A4EC
Analogous
#BC74EC
Triadic
#EC8074
Triadic
#74EC80
Split comp.
#ECBC74
Split comp.
#A4EC74

Tints & Shades of #8074EC

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

#9086EE
#A198F1
#B1AAF3
#C6C0F6
#D6D2F9
#E6E4FB

Shades

#5B4BE7
#321FE0
#2919B8
#201490
#170E67
#0D083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8074EC.

How #8074EC 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#8074EC
Protanopia#7676EC
Protanomaly#7A75EC
Deuteranopia#7878EC
Deuteranomaly#7B77EC
Tritanopia#658B8B
Tritanomaly#7182BA
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8074EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8074ec: #8074EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8074EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8074ec': '#8074EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.455, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8074ec">#8074EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8074EC"

More Blue Colors

#8074EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8074EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8074EC?

#8074EC is a light blue — rgb(128, 116, 236) in RGB and hsl(246, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #8074EC?

#8074EC is rgb(128, 116, 236) — red 128, green 116, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8074EC?

#8074EC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8074EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8074EC scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8074EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8074EC 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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