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#8E82CE Color

#8E82CE is rgb(142, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(249, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 37%, 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 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E82CE
HEX#8E82CE
RGBrgb(142, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(249, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(249, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.112 290.1)
LABlab(57.81% 17.70 -38.08)
LCHlch(57.81% 41.99 294.93)

What #8E82CE 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 #8E82CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.96Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.56Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.06Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.61Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.41Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.02

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

#8E82CE Channel Values

How #8E82CE 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 142 · G 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E82CE 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E82CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E82CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E82CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E82CE
Complementary
#C3CE82
Analogous
#829DCE
Analogous
#B482CE
Triadic
#CE8E82
Triadic
#82CE8E
Split comp.
#CEB482
Split comp.
#9DCE82

Tints & Shades of #8E82CE

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

#9E95D6
#ACA3DB
#BCB6E2
#CAC4E8
#DAD7EF
#E8E5F5

Shades

#7061C2
#5545B0
#45388F
#372C72
#271F51
#171330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E82CE.

How #8E82CE 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#8E82CE
Protanopia#8484CE
Protanomaly#8883CE
Deuteranopia#8686CE
Deuteranomaly#8984CE
Tritanopia#818F8F
Tritanomaly#878AAC
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #8E82CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e82ce: #8E82CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E82CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e82ce': '#8E82CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8e82ce">#8E82CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E82CE"

More Blue Colors

#8E82CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8E82CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E82CE?

#8E82CE is a light blue — rgb(142, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(249, 44%, 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 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #8E82CE?

#8E82CE is rgb(142, 130, 206) — red 142, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E82CE?

#8E82CE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E82CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8E82CE scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E82CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E82CE 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 19.1, which is visibly different.

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