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#8481CA Color

#8481CA is rgb(132, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(242, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 36%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8481CA
HEX#8481CA
RGBrgb(132, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(242, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(242, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.108 284.8)
LABlab(56.54% 14.31 -37.89)
LCHlch(56.54% 40.50 290.69)

What #8481CA 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 #8481CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.97Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.77Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.82Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.24Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 14.7Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.07

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

#8481CA Channel Values

How #8481CA 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 132 · G 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8481CA 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8481CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8481CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8481CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8481CA
Complementary
#C8CA81
Analogous
#81A3CA
Analogous
#A881CA
Triadic
#CA8481
Triadic
#81CA84
Split comp.
#CAA881
Split comp.
#A3CA81

Tints & Shades of #8481CA

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

#9593D2
#A3A2D8
#B5B3DF
#C7C5E7
#D8D7EE
#E6E6F4

Shades

#6461BD
#4C48AD
#3D3B8C
#2F2D6C
#21204C
#14142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8481CA.

How #8481CA 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#8481CA
Protanopia#8282CA
Protanomaly#8381CA
Deuteranopia#8282CA
Deuteranomaly#8382CA
Tritanopia#778D8D
Tritanomaly#7C88A9
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #8481CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8481ca: #8481CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8481CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8481ca': '#8481CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8481ca">#8481CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8481CA"

More Blue Colors

#8481CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8481CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8481CA?

#8481CA is a light blue — rgb(132, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(242, 41%, 65%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #8481CA?

#8481CA is rgb(132, 129, 202) — red 132, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8481CA?

#8481CA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8481CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8481CA scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8481CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8481CA 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 17.33, which is visibly different.

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