#8080CD#8080CD
#8080CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.115 H 282.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8080CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 128, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.52, 18.66, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.52, 44.00, 295.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% 0.025 -0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.115 282.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6376, 24.4343, 61.0059) |
| Luminance | 0.2444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.23
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.69
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.46
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.62
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.77
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8080CD #CDCD80
analogous
#80A6CD #8080CD #A680CD
triadic
#8080CD #CD8080 #80CD80
tetradic
#8080CD #CD80A6 #CDCD80 #80CDA6
square
#8080CD #CD80A6 #CDCD80 #80CDA6
split-complementary
#8080CD #CDA680 #A6CD80
monochromatic
#3B3B97 #5454BC #8080CD #ACACDE #D8D8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#8080CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#8080CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8080CD
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8080CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8080CD | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#678AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6385CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6A8F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8080cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 128, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.115 282.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a8a4dc',
500: '#8080cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8080cd; $custom-light: #a8a4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8080cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 128,
"g": 128,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 43.503,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63232,
"c": 0.11455,
"h": 282.6
},
"luminance": 0.24435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8080CD
secondary
#E1E1C7
accent
#B72FB7
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F4FB
border
#CECED4
text
#100F15
muted
#7F7F83