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#8980DB Color

#8980DB is rgb(137, 128, 219) in RGB, hsl(246, 56%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8980DB
HEX#8980DB
RGBrgb(137, 128, 219)
HSLhsl(246, 56%, 68%)
HSVhsv(246, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.134 286.6)
LABlab(57.40% 19.98 -46.04)
LCHlch(57.40% 50.19 293.46)

What #8980DB 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 #8980DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.08Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.64Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.93Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.01Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.42Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.84

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

#8980DB Channel Values

How #8980DB 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 137 · G 128 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 56% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8980DB 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8980DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8980DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8980DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8980DB
Complementary
#D2DB80
Analogous
#80A4DB
Analogous
#B780DB
Triadic
#DB8980
Triadic
#80DB89
Split comp.
#DBB780
Split comp.
#A4DB80

Tints & Shades of #8980DB

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

#9890E0
#AAA4E5
#B9B3EA
#C8C3EE
#D6D3F3
#E9E7F8

Shades

#685CD1
#4638C7
#3A2EA3
#2C237B
#1F1958
#120F34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8980DB.

How #8980DB 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#8980DB
Protanopia#8282DB
Protanomaly#8581DB
Deuteranopia#8383DB
Deuteranomaly#8582DB
Tritanopia#789090
Tritanomaly#7F8AB3
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8980DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8980db: #8980DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8980DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8980db': '#8980DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.502, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8980db">#8980DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8980DB"

More Blue Colors

#8980DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8980DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8980DB?

#8980DB is a light blue — rgb(137, 128, 219) in RGB and hsl(246, 56%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #8980DB?

#8980DB is rgb(137, 128, 219) — red 137, green 128, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8980DB?

#8980DB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8980DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8980DB scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8980DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8980DB 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 12.93, which is visibly different.

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