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#807DBA Color

#807DBA is rgb(128, 125, 186) in RGB, hsl(243, 31%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#807DBA
HEX#807DBA
RGBrgb(128, 125, 186)
HSLhsl(243, 31%, 61%)
HSVhsv(243, 33%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.091 285.6)
LABlab(54.53% 11.95 -31.96)
LCHlch(54.53% 34.12 290.50)

What #807DBA 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 #807DBA, 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.

#807DBA Channel Values

How #807DBA 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 125 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 31% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 33% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #807DBA 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #807DBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #807DBA; 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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Tints & Shades of #807DBA

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 #807DBA.

How #807DBA 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#807DBA
Protanopia#7E7EBA
Protanomaly#7F7DBA
Deuteranopia#7E7EBA
Deuteranomaly#7F7EBA
Tritanopia#758787
Tritanomaly#7A839E
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #807DBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-807dba: #807DBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #807DBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-807dba': '#807DBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.490, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_807dba">#807DBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#807DBA"

More Blue Colors

#807DBA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#807DBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #807DBA?

#807DBA is a light blue — rgb(128, 125, 186) in RGB and hsl(243, 31%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #807DBA?

#807DBA is rgb(128, 125, 186) — red 128, green 125, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #807DBA?

#807DBA converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #807DBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #807DBA scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #807DBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #807DBA 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 20.49, which is visibly different.

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