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#8F80E5 Color

#8F80E5 is rgb(143, 128, 229) in RGB, hsl(249, 66%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 44%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F80E5
HEX#8F80E5
RGBrgb(143, 128, 229)
HSLhsl(249, 66%, 70%)
HSVhsv(249, 44%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 44%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.147 288.5)
LABlab(58.35% 23.87 -50.07)
LCHlch(58.35% 55.47 295.49)

What #8F80E5 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 #8F80E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.77Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.43Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.28Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.49Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.05Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.36

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

#8F80E5 Channel Values

How #8F80E5 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 143 · G 128 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 66% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 44% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F80E5 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F80E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F80E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F80E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F80E5
Complementary
#D6E580
Analogous
#80A3E5
Analogous
#C280E5
Triadic
#E58F80
Triadic
#80E58F
Split comp.
#E5C280
Split comp.
#A3E580

Tints & Shades of #8F80E5

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

#9E91E8
#ADA2EC
#BCB3EF
#CBC4F3
#DAD5F6
#E9E6FA

Shades

#6E5ADD
#4830D5
#3A24B2
#2C1C87
#201461
#120B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F80E5.

How #8F80E5 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#8F80E5
Protanopia#8383E5
Protanomaly#8882E5
Deuteranopia#8585E5
Deuteranomaly#8983E5
Tritanopia#7C9292
Tritanomaly#848BB9
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #8F80E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f80e5: #8F80E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F80E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f80e5': '#8F80E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.502, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_8f80e5">#8F80E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F80E5"

More Blue Colors

#8F80E5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8F80E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F80E5?

#8F80E5 is a light blue — rgb(143, 128, 229) in RGB and hsl(249, 66%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #8F80E5?

#8F80E5 is rgb(143, 128, 229) — red 143, green 128, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F80E5?

#8F80E5 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 44%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F80E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F80E5 scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F80E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F80E5 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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