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#8281B1 Color

#8281B1 is rgb(130, 129, 177) in RGB, hsl(241, 24%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8281B1
HEX#8281B1
RGBrgb(130, 129, 177)
HSLhsl(241, 24%, 60%)
HSVhsv(241, 27%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.072 285.1)
LABlab(55.45% 8.62 -25.40)
LCHlch(55.45% 26.82 288.74)

What #8281B1 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 #8281B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.87Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 11Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.21Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 11.94Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.58Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.05

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

#8281B1 Channel Values

How #8281B1 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 129 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 24% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 27% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8281B1 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8281B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8281B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8281B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8281B1
Complementary
#B1B181
Analogous
#8198B1
Analogous
#9A81B1
Triadic
#B18181
Triadic
#81B181
Split comp.
#B19A81
Split comp.
#98B181

Tints & Shades of #8281B1

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

#9190BB
#A4A3C7
#B4B3D0
#C6C6DC
#D6D6E6
#E9E9F1

Shades

#6867A2
#56558B
#474672
#373659
#27273F
#181726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8281B1.

How #8281B1 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#8281B1
Protanopia#8181B1
Protanomaly#8281B1
Deuteranopia#8181B1
Deuteranomaly#8281B1
Tritanopia#7A8888
Tritanomaly#7D859A
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8281B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8281b1: #8281B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8281B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8281b1': '#8281B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.506, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_8281b1">#8281B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8281B1"

More Blue Colors

#8281B1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8281B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8281B1?

#8281B1 is a light blue — rgb(130, 129, 177) in RGB and hsl(241, 24%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.87.

What is the RGB value of #8281B1?

#8281B1 is rgb(130, 129, 177) — red 130, green 129, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8281B1?

#8281B1 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8281B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8281B1 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8281B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8281B1 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 18.57, which is visibly different.

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