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#847AAE Color

#847AAE is rgb(132, 122, 174) in RGB, hsl(252, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847AAE
HEX#847AAE
RGBrgb(132, 122, 174)
HSLhsl(252, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(252, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.078 292.7)
LABlab(53.66% 12.58 -26.42)
LCHlch(53.66% 29.26 295.46)

What #847AAE 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 #847AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.48Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.09Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.49Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.17Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.75Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.8

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

#847AAE Channel Values

How #847AAE 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 122 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.91:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847AAE 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 text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #847AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #847AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #847AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#847AAE
Complementary
#A3AE7A
Analogous
#7A8AAE
Analogous
#9E7AAE
Triadic
#AE847A
Triadic
#7AAE84
Split comp.
#AE9E7A
Split comp.
#8AAE7A

Tints & Shades of #847AAE

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

#968DB9
#A59DC3
#B6B0CF
#C8C3DA
#D9D6E6
#E8E6EF

Shades

#6D619E
#5E5388
#4C446F
#3B3455
#29253C
#1A1726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #847AAE.

How #847AAE 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#847AAE
Protanopia#7C7CAE
Protanomaly#7F7BAE
Deuteranopia#7D7DAE
Deuteranomaly#807CAE
Tritanopia#7C8282
Tritanomaly#7F7F96
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #847AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847aae: #847AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847aae': '#847AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.478, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_847aae">#847AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#847AAE"

More Blue Colors

#847AAE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#847AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847AAE?

#847AAE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(132, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(252, 24%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #847AAE?

#847AAE is rgb(132, 122, 174) — red 132, green 122, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847AAE?

#847AAE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #847AAE scores 3.91:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #847AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #847AAE 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.96, which is visibly different.

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