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#8261DB Color

#8261DB is rgb(130, 97, 219) in RGB, hsl(256, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 56%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8261DB
HEX#8261DB
RGBrgb(130, 97, 219)
HSLhsl(256, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(256, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 56%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.179 292.5)
LABlab(49.29% 35.15 -58.97)
LCHlch(49.29% 68.65 300.80)

What #8261DB 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 #8261DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.25Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.88Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.39Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.54Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.56Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.92

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

#8261DB Channel Values

How #8261DB 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 97 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8261DB 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 text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8261DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8261DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8261DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8261DB
Complementary
#BBDB61
Analogous
#617EDB
Analogous
#BF61DB
Triadic
#DB8261
Triadic
#61DB82
Split comp.
#DBBF61
Split comp.
#7EDB61

Tints & Shades of #8261DB

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

#9276E0
#A38BE5
#B39FE9
#C7B8EF
#D7CDF4
#E8E2F8

Shades

#6740D4
#512ABB
#43239A
#341B79
#261457
#160B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8261DB.

How #8261DB 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#8261DB
Protanopia#6868DB
Protanomaly#7365DB
Deuteranopia#6D6DDB
Deuteranomaly#7669DB
Tritanopia#6B7A7A
Tritanomaly#7571AA
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #8261DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8261db: #8261DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8261DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8261db': '#8261DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.380, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8261db">#8261DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8261DB"

More Purple Colors

#8261DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8261DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8261DB?

#8261DB is a light purple — rgb(130, 97, 219) in RGB and hsl(256, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #8261DB?

#8261DB is rgb(130, 97, 219) — red 130, green 97, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8261DB?

#8261DB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 56%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8261DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8261DB scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8261DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8261DB 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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