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#827CFE Color

#827CFE is rgb(130, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(243, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#827CFE
HEX#827CFE
RGBrgb(130, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(243, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(243, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.187 282)
LABlab(57.49% 28.25 -65.34)
LCHlch(57.49% 71.18 293.38)

What #827CFE 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 #827CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.43Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 12.35Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.58Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 14.82Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 15.02Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.41

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

#827CFE Channel Values

How #827CFE 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 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #827CFE 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #827CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #827CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #827CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#827CFE
Complementary
#F7FE7C
Analogous
#7CB6FE
Analogous
#C37CFE
Triadic
#FE827C
Triadic
#7CFE82
Split comp.
#FEC37C
Split comp.
#B6FE7C

Tints & Shades of #827CFE

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

#918BFE
#A49FFE
#B2AEFE
#C5C2FE
#D4D2FF
#E7E6FF

Shades

#5249FD
#2217FD
#0D02DE
#0A02AC
#070179
#040147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #827CFE.

How #827CFE 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#827CFE
Protanopia#7D7DFE
Protanomaly#7F7DFE
Deuteranopia#7E7EFE
Deuteranomaly#807DFE
Tritanopia#629595
Tritanomaly#708CC8
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #827CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-827cfe: #827CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #827CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-827cfe': '#827CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_827cfe">#827CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#827CFE"

More Blue Colors

#827CFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#827CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #827CFE?

#827CFE is a light blue — rgb(130, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(243, 98%, 74%) 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 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #827CFE?

#827CFE is rgb(130, 124, 254) — red 130, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #827CFE?

#827CFE converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #827CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #827CFE scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #827CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #827CFE 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 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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