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#8180BC Color

#8180BC is rgb(129, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(241, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 26%) 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 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8180BC
HEX#8180BC
RGBrgb(129, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(241, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(241, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.09 284.3)
LABlab(55.49% 11.02 -31.61)
LCHlch(55.49% 33.48 289.22)

What #8180BC 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 #8180BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.73Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 11.35Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.55Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 12.57Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.76

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

#8180BC Channel Values

How #8180BC 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 129 · G 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%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 #8180BC 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 #8180BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8180BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8180BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8180BC
Complementary
#BBBC80
Analogous
#809DBC
Analogous
#9F80BC
Triadic
#BC8180
Triadic
#80BC81
Split comp.
#BC9F80
Split comp.
#9DBC80

Tints & Shades of #8180BC

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

#9291C5
#A2A1CE
#B3B2D7
#C7C6E1
#D7D7EA
#E8E8F3

Shades

#6765AE
#504F96
#42417C
#343361
#262546
#151528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8180BC.

How #8180BC 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#8180BC
Protanopia#8080BC
Protanomaly#8180BC
Deuteranopia#8080BC
Deuteranomaly#8180BC
Tritanopia#778989
Tritanomaly#7B86A0
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8180BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8180bc: #8180BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8180BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8180bc': '#8180BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8180bc">#8180BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8180BC"

More Blue Colors

#8180BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8180BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8180BC?

#8180BC is a light blue — rgb(129, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(241, 31%, 62%) 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 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #8180BC?

#8180BC is rgb(129, 128, 188) — red 129, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8180BC?

#8180BC converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8180BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8180BC 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 #8180BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8180BC 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 19.74, which is visibly different.

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