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#8D70EB Color

#8D70EB is rgb(141, 112, 235) in RGB, hsl(254, 75%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D70EB
HEX#8D70EB
RGBrgb(141, 112, 235)
HSLhsl(254, 75%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.178 291.3)
LABlab(54.63% 33.36 -59.32)
LCHlch(54.63% 68.06 299.35)

What #8D70EB 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 #8D70EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.91Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.86Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.74Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.06Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.59Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.18

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

#8D70EB Channel Values

How #8D70EB 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 141 · G 112 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 75% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D70EB 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D70EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D70EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D70EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D70EB
Complementary
#CEEB70
Analogous
#7091EB
Analogous
#CA70EB
Triadic
#EB8D70
Triadic
#70EB8D
Split comp.
#EBCA70
Split comp.
#91EB70

Tints & Shades of #8D70EB

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

#9B82ED
#AD98F0
#BBAAF3
#C9BCF5
#D8CEF8
#EAE4FB

Shades

#6D48E5
#4D20DF
#3F1AB7
#2F148A
#220E62
#14083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D70EB.

How #8D70EB 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#8D70EB
Protanopia#7676EB
Protanomaly#8073EB
Deuteranopia#7B7BEB
Deuteranomaly#8276EB
Tritanopia#768888
Tritanomaly#807FB8
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #8D70EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d70eb: #8D70EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D70EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d70eb': '#8D70EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.439, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_8d70eb">#8D70EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D70EB"

More Blue Colors

#8D70EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8D70EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D70EB?

#8D70EB is a light blue — rgb(141, 112, 235) in RGB and hsl(254, 75%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #8D70EB?

#8D70EB is rgb(141, 112, 235) — red 141, green 112, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D70EB?

#8D70EB converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 52%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D70EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D70EB scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D70EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D70EB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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