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#8B80BC Color

#8B80BC is rgb(139, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(251, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 26%) 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B80BC
HEX#8B80BC
RGBrgb(139, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(251, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(251, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.09 292)
LABlab(56.35% 14.29 -30.20)
LCHlch(56.35% 33.41 295.33)

What #8B80BC 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 #8B80BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.08Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.3Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.24Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.99Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.02Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.66

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

#8B80BC Channel Values

How #8B80BC 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 139 · G 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B80BC 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B80BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B80BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B80BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B80BC
Complementary
#B1BC80
Analogous
#8093BC
Analogous
#A980BC
Triadic
#BC8B80
Triadic
#80BC8B
Split comp.
#BCA980
Split comp.
#93BC80

Tints & Shades of #8B80BC

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

#9A91C5
#AAA1CE
#B9B2D7
#CBC6E1
#DAD7EA
#EAE8F3

Shades

#7365AE
#5C4F96
#4C417C
#3B3361
#2B2546
#191528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B80BC.

How #8B80BC 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#8B80BC
Protanopia#8282BC
Protanomaly#8681BC
Deuteranopia#8484BC
Deuteranomaly#8782BC
Tritanopia#828989
Tritanomaly#8586A0
Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #8B80BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b80bc: #8B80BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B80BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b80bc': '#8B80BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8b80bc">#8B80BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B80BC"

More Blue Colors

#8B80BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B80BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B80BC?

#8B80BC is a light blue — rgb(139, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(251, 31%, 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #8B80BC?

#8B80BC is rgb(139, 128, 188) — red 139, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B80BC?

#8B80BC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B80BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8B80BC scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B80BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B80BC 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 23.22, which is visibly different.

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