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#8D81C5 Color

#8D81C5 is rgb(141, 129, 197) in RGB, hsl(251, 37%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 23%) 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 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D81C5
HEX#8D81C5
RGBrgb(141, 129, 197)
HSLhsl(251, 37%, 64%)
HSVhsv(251, 35%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.101 291.4)
LABlab(57.12% 16.14 -34.09)
LCHlch(57.12% 37.72 295.34)

What #8D81C5 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 #8D81C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.68Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.84Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.03Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.54Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.24Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.78

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

#8D81C5 Channel Values

How #8D81C5 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 129 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 37% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 35% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D81C5 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 text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D81C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D81C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D81C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D81C5
Complementary
#B9C581
Analogous
#8197C5
Analogous
#B081C5
Triadic
#C58E81
Triadic
#81C58E
Split comp.
#C5B081
Split comp.
#97C581

Tints & Shades of #8D81C5

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

#9D93CD
#ADA4D5
#BDB6DD
#C9C4E4
#D9D5EC
#E9E7F4

Shades

#7162B7
#5C4CA4
#4A3D85
#3B3069
#292249
#19152D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D81C5.

How #8D81C5 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#8D81C5
Protanopia#8383C5
Protanomaly#8782C5
Deuteranopia#8585C5
Deuteranomaly#8883C5
Tritanopia#828C8C
Tritanomaly#8788A6
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #8D81C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d81c5: #8D81C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D81C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d81c5': '#8D81C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.506, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_8d81c5">#8D81C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D81C5"

More Blue Colors

#8D81C5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8D81C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D81C5?

#8D81C5 is a light blue — rgb(141, 129, 197) in RGB and hsl(251, 37%, 64%) 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 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #8D81C5?

#8D81C5 is rgb(141, 129, 197) — red 141, green 129, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D81C5?

#8D81C5 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D81C5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D81C5 scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D81C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D81C5 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 21.16, which is visibly different.

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