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#8261EF Color

#8261EF is rgb(130, 97, 239) in RGB, hsl(254, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 59%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8261EF
HEX#8261EF
RGBrgb(130, 97, 239)
HSLhsl(254, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(254, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 59%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.204 289.5)
LABlab(50.42% 39.57 -68.40)
LCHlch(50.42% 79.02 300.05)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.1Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.87Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.99Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.67Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.1Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.04

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#8261EF Channel Values

How #8261EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8261EF 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 text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8261EF

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

Base
#8261EF
Complementary
#CEEF61
Analogous
#6187EF
Analogous
#C961EF
Triadic
#EF8261
Triadic
#61EF82
Split comp.
#EFC961
Split comp.
#87EF61

Tints & Shades of #8261EF

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

#9578F2
#A38BF4
#B6A2F6
#C4B5F8
#D7CCFA
#E5DFFC

Shades

#6137EB
#4516DF
#3812B5
#2C0E90
#200A66
#13063C

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

How #8261EF 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#8261EF
Protanopia#6868EF
Protanomaly#7365EF
Deuteranopia#6D6DEF
Deuteranomaly#7669EF
Tritanopia#647F7F
Tritanomaly#7174B7
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #8261EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8261ef: #8261EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8261EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8261ef': '#8261EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.380, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8261ef">#8261EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8261EF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8261EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8261EF?

#8261EF is a light blue — rgb(130, 97, 239) in RGB and hsl(254, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #8261EF?

#8261EF is rgb(130, 97, 239) — red 130, green 97, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8261EF?

#8261EF converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 59%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8261EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8261EF scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8261EF 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 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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