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#8D81CF Color

#8D81CF is rgb(141, 129, 207) in RGB, hsl(249, 45%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D81CF
HEX#8D81CF
RGBrgb(141, 129, 207)
HSLhsl(249, 45%, 66%)
HSVhsv(249, 38%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.115 289.8)
LABlab(57.51% 18.14 -39.12)
LCHlch(57.51% 43.12 294.87)

What #8D81CF 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 #8D81CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.74Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.56Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.32Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.96Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 14.24Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.99

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

#8D81CF Channel Values

How #8D81CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 45% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 38% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 19%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 #8D81CF 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 #8D81CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D81CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D81CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D81CF
Complementary
#C4CF81
Analogous
#819DCF
Analogous
#B481CF
Triadic
#CF8D81
Triadic
#81CF8D
Split comp.
#CFB481
Split comp.
#9DCF81

Tints & Shades of #8D81CF

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

#9E94D6
#ABA3DC
#BCB5E3
#C9C4E9
#DAD6F0
#E8E5F5

Shades

#6F60C3
#5443B1
#443790
#362B73
#261F51
#171230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D81CF.

How #8D81CF 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#8D81CF
Protanopia#8383CF
Protanomaly#8782CF
Deuteranopia#8585CF
Deuteranomaly#8883CF
Tritanopia#808E8E
Tritanomaly#8589AC
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8D81CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d81cf: #8D81CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D81CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d81cf': '#8D81CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.506, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_8d81cf">#8D81CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D81CF"

More Blue Colors

#8D81CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D81CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D81CF?

#8D81CF is a light blue — rgb(141, 129, 207) in RGB and hsl(249, 45%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #8D81CF?

#8D81CF is rgb(141, 129, 207) — red 141, green 129, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D81CF?

#8D81CF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D81CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D81CF 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 #8D81CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D81CF 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 18.05, which is visibly different.

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