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#8982BA Color

#8982BA is rgb(137, 130, 186) in RGB, hsl(248, 29%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8982BA
HEX#8982BA
RGBrgb(137, 130, 186)
HSLhsl(248, 29%, 62%)
HSVhsv(248, 30%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.083 289.5)
LABlab(56.63% 12.14 -28.65)
LCHlch(56.63% 31.12 292.97)

What #8982BA 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 #8982BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.65Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.26Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.58Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.11Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.32Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.19

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

#8982BA Channel Values

How #8982BA 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 130 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 29% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 30% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 27%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 #8982BA 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 #8982BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8982BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8982BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8982BA
Complementary
#B3BA82
Analogous
#8297BA
Analogous
#A682BA
Triadic
#BA8982
Triadic
#82BA89
Split comp.
#BAA682
Split comp.
#97BA82

Tints & Shades of #8982BA

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

#9992C3
#A8A3CC
#B8B3D5
#CAC7E0
#DAD8E9
#E9E8F2

Shades

#7168AC
#5A5194
#4A437A
#3A355F
#2A2645
#181627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8982BA.

How #8982BA 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#8982BA
Protanopia#8383BA
Protanomaly#8683BA
Deuteranopia#8484BA
Deuteranomaly#8683BA
Tritanopia#808B8B
Tritanomaly#8487A0
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #8982BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8982ba: #8982BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8982BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8982ba': '#8982BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.510, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_8982ba">#8982BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8982BA"

More Blue Colors

#8982BA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8982BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8982BA?

#8982BA is a light blue — rgb(137, 130, 186) in RGB and hsl(248, 29%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #8982BA?

#8982BA is rgb(137, 130, 186) — red 137, green 130, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8982BA?

#8982BA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8982BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8982BA 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 #8982BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8982BA 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.44, which is visibly different.

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