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#8381CF Color

#8381CF is rgb(131, 129, 207) in RGB, hsl(242, 45%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8381CF
HEX#8381CF
RGBrgb(131, 129, 207)
HSLhsl(242, 45%, 66%)
HSVhsv(242, 38%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.116 283.8)
LABlab(56.65% 15.07 -40.53)
LCHlch(56.65% 43.24 290.39)

What #8381CF 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 #8381CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.09Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.19Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.62Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.96Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 16.09Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 16.19

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

#8381CF Channel Values

How #8381CF 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 131 · G 129 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 45% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 38% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8381CF 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8381CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8381CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8381CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8381CF
Complementary
#CDCF81
Analogous
#81A6CF
Analogous
#AB81CF
Triadic
#CF8481
Triadic
#81CF84
Split comp.
#CFAB81
Split comp.
#A6CF81

Tints & Shades of #8381CF

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

#9694D6
#A4A3DC
#B7B5E3
#C5C4E9
#D7D6F0
#E6E5F5

Shades

#6360C3
#4743B1
#3A3790
#2E2B73
#211F51
#131230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8381CF.

How #8381CF 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#8381CF
Protanopia#8181CF
Protanomaly#8281CF
Deuteranopia#8282CF
Deuteranomaly#8281CF
Tritanopia#748E8E
Tritanomaly#7A89AC
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #8381CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8381cf: #8381CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8381CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8381cf': '#8381CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.506, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_8381cf">#8381CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8381CF"

More Blue Colors

#8381CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8381CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8381CF?

#8381CF is a light blue — rgb(131, 129, 207) in RGB and hsl(242, 45%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #8381CF?

#8381CF is rgb(131, 129, 207) — red 131, green 129, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8381CF?

#8381CF converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8381CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8381CF scores 3.5:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8381CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8381CF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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