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#8274DC Color

#8274DC is rgb(130, 116, 220) in RGB, hsl(248, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8274DC
HEX#8274DC
RGBrgb(130, 116, 220)
HSLhsl(248, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(248, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.153 287.2)
LABlab(53.84% 24.85 -52.27)
LCHlch(53.84% 57.88 295.43)

What #8274DC 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 #8274DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.07Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.08Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.27Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.01Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.44Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.52

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

#8274DC Channel Values

How #8274DC 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 116 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.83:1 vs white · 5.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8274DC 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 text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8274DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8274DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8274DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8274DC
Complementary
#CEDC74
Analogous
#749ADC
Analogous
#B674DC
Triadic
#DC8274
Triadic
#74DC82
Split comp.
#DCB674
Split comp.
#9ADC74

Tints & Shades of #8274DC

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

#9589E1
#A399E6
#B6ADEB
#C4BEEF
#D7D2F4
#E5E2F8

Shades

#6150D3
#4531C4
#38289F
#2C207E
#1F165A
#130D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8274DC.

How #8274DC 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#8274DC
Protanopia#7777DC
Protanomaly#7B76DC
Deuteranopia#7979DC
Deuteranomaly#7D77DC
Tritanopia#6D8787
Tritanomaly#7680B0
Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #8274DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8274dc: #8274DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8274DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8274dc': '#8274DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.455, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8274dc">#8274DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8274DC"

More Blue Colors

#8274DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8274DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8274DC?

#8274DC is a light blue — rgb(130, 116, 220) in RGB and hsl(248, 60%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #8274DC?

#8274DC is rgb(130, 116, 220) — red 130, green 116, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8274DC?

#8274DC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8274DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8274DC scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8274DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8274DC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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