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#8462F3 Color

#8462F3 is rgb(132, 98, 243) in RGB, hsl(254, 86%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8462F3
HEX#8462F3
RGBrgb(132, 98, 243)
HSLhsl(254, 86%, 67%)
HSVhsv(254, 60%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.208 289.5)
LABlab(51.06% 40.41 -69.57)
LCHlch(51.06% 80.45 300.15)

What #8462F3 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 #8462F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.26Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.44Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.61Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.14Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.34Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.6

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

#8462F3 Channel Values

How #8462F3 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 132 · G 98 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 86% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 60% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8462F3 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8462F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8462F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8462F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8462F3
Complementary
#D1F362
Analogous
#6289F3
Analogous
#CD62F3
Triadic
#F38462
Triadic
#62F384
Split comp.
#F3CD62
Split comp.
#89F362

Tints & Shades of #8462F3

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

#9375F5
#A68DF6
#B5A0F8
#C7B8FA
#D6CBFB
#E9E3FD

Shades

#6338F0
#4411E8
#370EBE
#2B0B93
#1E0868
#12053E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8462F3.

How #8462F3 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#8462F3
Protanopia#6969F3
Protanomaly#7566F3
Deuteranopia#6F6FF3
Deuteranomaly#786AF3
Tritanopia#668181
Tritanomaly#7376BA
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8462F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8462f3: #8462F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8462F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8462f3': '#8462F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.384, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_8462f3">#8462F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8462F3"

More Blue Colors

#8462F3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8462F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8462F3?

#8462F3 is a light blue — rgb(132, 98, 243) in RGB and hsl(254, 86%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #8462F3?

#8462F3 is rgb(132, 98, 243) — red 132, green 98, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8462F3?

#8462F3 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8462F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8462F3 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8462F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8462F3 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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