#8981BB Hex Color

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Color Name

Purple Yam*

Hex Color Code

#8981BB

RGB Color Code

RGB(137, 129, 187)

CMYK Values*

26.7%, 31.0%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#8981BB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 8981BB?

The RGB color code for color number #8981BB is RGB(137, 129, 187). In the RGB color model, #8981BB has a red value of 137, a green value of 129, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 26.7% cyan, 31.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 29.9 % saturation, and 62.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #8981BB has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 31.0 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 8981BB is cool or warm?

Color 8981BB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #8981BB? (For interior and product design)

8981BB has an LRV of nearly 25. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#8981BB

LRV 25

Light Color

Compare LRV 25 of #8981BB with dark and light color

Is #8981BB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 8981BB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #8981BB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #8981BB

Hex triplet: #8981BB
Red: 89
Green: 81
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(137, 129, 187)

Red: 137 (53.7%)
Green: 129 (50.6%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 26.74%
Magenta: 31.02%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(248.28deg, 29.9 %, 62.0 %)

Hue: 248.28°
Saturation: 29.90 %
Lightness: 61.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 248.28°
Saturation: 31.02 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(49, 52, 98)

Red: 49 (19.2%)
Yellow: 52 (20.5%)
Blue: 98 (38.6%)

HWB

Hue: 248.28°
Whiteness: 50.59 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 46.27%
Magenta: 49.41%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 27.14
Y: 24.61
Z: 50.33

YXY

Y1: 24.61
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.24

CIE-Lab

L: 56.69
A: 15.92
B: -29.31

CIE-Lch

L: 56.69
C: 33.36
H: 298.5

CIE-Luv

L: 56.69
U: 0.38
V: -46.91

Hunter-Lab

L: 49.61
A: 10.84
B: -25.44

Other

LRV: ~ 24.6 %
Munsell Color System: 9.8PB 5.5/6.8

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #8981BB

These are the named colors closest to hex 8981BB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#8878C3 Color Purple Yam

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#9678B6 Color Lavender Purple

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

#8B72BE Color Middle Blue Purple

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

#7A89B8 Color Wild Blue Yonder

93.68% match | ΔE 6.32

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 8981BB.

#9085C4 Color RAL 300 60 35 - Amethyst Grey

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#9187BD Color RAL 300 60 30 - Heliotropic Mauve

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#858BC2 Color RAL 290 60 30 - Pleated Mauve

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#888CBA Color RAL 290 60 25 - Soft Blue Lavender

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 8981BB.

#8986CA Color PANTONE 7446 C

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#8E7FAE Color PANTONE 2094 C

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#7C7FAB Color PANTONE 7675 C

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#878CB4 Color PANTONE 7674 C

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 8981BB.

#8B79B1 Color PANTONE 17-3730 TCX - Paisley Purple

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#7C83BC Color PANTONE 17-3932 TCX - Deep Periwinkle

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#9883B9 Color PANTONE 17-3725 TCX - Bougainvillea

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#9787B8 Color PANTONE 17-3735 TCX - Sunlit Allium

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 8981BB.

#7D7B9B Color BS 22-C-37 - Violet

92.40% match | ΔE 7.60

Paint color for Hex #8981BB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 8981BB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 8981BB once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Dunn-Edwards

#8980C1 Color Faraway Sky (DE 5942)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#7B85C6 Color Twilight Twinkle (DE 5907)

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

#9D7EB7 Color Lush Lilac (DE 5970)

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

#8775A1 Color Smashed Grape (DE 5963)

93.31% match | ΔE 6.69

Behr

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Behr

#8C7EB9 Color Unimaginable (P560-5)

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#8C87C5 Color Brocade (MQ4-29)

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#8D7EAE Color Purple Agate (PPU16-04)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#8A8DC4 Color Carriage Ride (P550-5)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

Valspar

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Valspar

#8679B5 Color Bravo! (8001-48E)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#7E85BD Color Plush (8001-47E)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#997BB5 Color Plum Burst (4002-10B)

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

#887CA1 Color Purple Hills (1001-5B)

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

PPG Paints

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #8981BB to PPG Paints

#9488BE Color Magic Carpet (PPG1248-6)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#8278AD Color Purple Rhapsody (PPG1247-6)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#7E84B5 Color Magical Moment (PPG17-06)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#8E90B4 Color Fresh Lavender (PPG1170-5)

93.20% match | ΔE 6.80

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Benjamin Moore

#7F84BE Color California Lilac (2068-40)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#8085B4 Color Softened Violet (1420)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#897EAA Color Purple Heart (1406)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#9A80B9 Color Crocus Petal Purple (2071-40)

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Sherwin Williams

#968DB8 Color Brave Purple (SW 6823)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#A18AB7 Color Kismet (SW 6830)

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#8B98C4 Color Dahlia (SW 6816)

91.61% match | ΔE 8.39

#6572A5 Color Gentian (SW 6817)

90.64% match | ΔE 9.36

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 8981BB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #8981BB to Farrow & Ball

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.85% match | ΔE 13.15

#8D838C Color Brassica (271)

84.42% match | ΔE 15.58

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

83.41% match | ΔE 16.59

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

82.72% match | ΔE 17.28

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#8981BB color palettes and scheme combination

40396A

544B8B

6A60A9

8981BB

A8A2CD

C7C3DF

E6E4F1

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

81B3BB

8196BB

8981BB

A681BB

BB81B3

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

8981BB

BB8981

81BB89

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

8981BB

BB8196

B3BB81

81BBA6

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

8981BB

948DC1

A09AC8

ACA6CF

B8B3D6

C4C0DD

CFCCE3

DBD9EA

E7E5F1

F3F2F8

FFFFFF

Purple Yam* - #8981BB Tints

8981BB

7B74A8

6D6795

5F5A82

524D70

44405D

36334A

292638

1B1925

0D0C12

000000

Purple Yam* - #8981BB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#8981BB

Purple Yam*

#B3BB81

Sage Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #8981BB?

Color that best contrast with #8981BB is #B3BB81, color name is Sage Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.