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#8387CE Color

#8387CE is rgb(131, 135, 206) in RGB, hsl(237, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 34%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), visibly different at ΔE 12.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8387CE
HEX#8387CE
RGBrgb(131, 135, 206)
HSLhsl(237, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(237, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.106 280.6)
LABlab(58.19% 11.55 -37.58)
LCHlch(58.19% 39.31 287.09)

What #8387CE 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 #8387CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.23Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.65Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 13.9Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.5Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.81

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

#8387CE Channel Values

How #8387CE 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 131 · G 135 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8387CE 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8387CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8387CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8387CE
Complementary
#CECA83
Analogous
#83ACCE
Analogous
#A583CE
Triadic
#CE8387
Triadic
#87CE83
Split comp.
#CEA583
Split comp.
#ACCE83

Tints & Shades of #8387CE

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

#9598D5
#A4A7DB
#B6B8E2
#C5C6E8
#D7D8EF
#E5E6F5

Shades

#6267C0
#464BAF
#393D8E
#2D3071
#202250
#13142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8387CE.

How #8387CE 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#8387CE
Protanopia#8686CE
Protanomaly#8587CE
Deuteranopia#8686CE
Deuteranomaly#8586CE
Tritanopia#759292
Tritanomaly#7B8EAE
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #8387CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8387ce: #8387CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8387CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8387ce': '#8387CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.529, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8387ce">#8387CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8387CE"

More Blue Colors

#8387CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8387CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8387CE?

#8387CE is a light blue — rgb(131, 135, 206) in RGB and hsl(237, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.12.

What is the RGB value of #8387CE?

#8387CE is rgb(131, 135, 206) — red 131, green 135, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8387CE?

#8387CE converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8387CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8387CE scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8387CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8387CE 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 15.51, which is visibly different.

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