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#8254ED Color

#8254ED is rgb(130, 84, 237) in RGB, hsl(258, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8254ED
HEX#8254ED
RGBrgb(130, 84, 237)
HSLhsl(258, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(258, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.218 292)
LABlab(47.57% 45.95 -71.88)
LCHlch(47.57% 85.31 302.59)

What #8254ED 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 #8254ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.24Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.65Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.06Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.77Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.95Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.85

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

#8254ED Channel Values

How #8254ED 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 130 · G 84 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8254ED 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.

TextWhite text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8254ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8254ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8254ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8254ED
Complementary
#BFED54
Analogous
#5473ED
Analogous
#CF54ED
Triadic
#ED8254
Triadic
#54ED82
Split comp.
#EDCF54
Split comp.
#73ED54

Tints & Shades of #8254ED

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

#936BEF
#A482F2
#B599F4
#C6B1F7
#D6C8F9
#E7DFFC

Shades

#672FE9
#4F16D4
#4212AF
#320E86
#240A61
#150637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8254ED.

How #8254ED 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#8254ED
Protanopia#5E5EED
Protanomaly#6E5AED
Deuteranopia#6666ED
Deuteranomaly#725FED
Tritanopia#647777
Tritanomaly#716BB3
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8254ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8254ed: #8254ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8254ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8254ed': '#8254ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.329, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8254ed">#8254ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8254ED"

More Purple Colors

#8254ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8254ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8254ED?

#8254ED is a light purple — rgb(130, 84, 237) in RGB and hsl(258, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #8254ED?

#8254ED is rgb(130, 84, 237) — red 130, green 84, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8254ED?

#8254ED converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8254ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8254ED scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8254ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8254ED 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 13.77, which is visibly different.

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