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#807EC9 Color

#807EC9 is rgb(128, 126, 201) in RGB, hsl(242, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 37%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#807EC9
HEX#807EC9
RGBrgb(128, 126, 201)
HSLhsl(242, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(242, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 37%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.112 283.9)
LABlab(55.38% 14.53 -39.16)
LCHlch(55.38% 41.77 290.36)

What #807EC9 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 #807EC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.62Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.67Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.61Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.87Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.69Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 15.73

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

#807EC9 Channel Values

How #807EC9 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 126 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #807EC9 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #807EC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #807EC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #807EC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#807EC9
Complementary
#C6C97E
Analogous
#7EA1C9
Analogous
#A67EC9
Triadic
#C9807E
Triadic
#7EC980
Split comp.
#C9A67E
Split comp.
#A1C97E

Tints & Shades of #807EC9

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

#9290D0
#A3A2D8
#B5B3DF
#C3C2E5
#D5D4ED
#E6E6F4

Shades

#605DBB
#4A47A9
#3C3989
#2F2D6C
#21204C
#14142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #807EC9.

How #807EC9 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#807EC9
Protanopia#7E7EC9
Protanomaly#7F7EC9
Deuteranopia#7F7FC9
Deuteranomaly#7F7EC9
Tritanopia#728A8A
Tritanomaly#7886A7
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #807EC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-807ec9: #807EC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #807EC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-807ec9': '#807EC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.494, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_807ec9">#807EC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#807EC9"

More Blue Colors

#807EC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#807EC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #807EC9?

#807EC9 is a light blue — rgb(128, 126, 201) in RGB and hsl(242, 41%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #807EC9?

#807EC9 is rgb(128, 126, 201) — red 128, green 126, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #807EC9?

#807EC9 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 37%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #807EC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #807EC9 scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #807EC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #807EC9 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 16.97, which is visibly different.

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