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#847CCB Color

#847CCB is rgb(132, 124, 203) in RGB, hsl(246, 43%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847CCB
HEX#847CCB
RGBrgb(132, 124, 203)
HSLhsl(246, 43%, 64%)
HSVhsv(246, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.117 287.1)
LABlab(55.28% 17.29 -40.41)
LCHlch(55.28% 43.96 293.17)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.75Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.45Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.56Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.28Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 15.77Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.9

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

#847CCB Channel Values

How #847CCB 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 124 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 43% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847CCB 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #847CCB

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

Base
#847CCB
Complementary
#C3CB7C
Analogous
#7C9BCB
Analogous
#AB7CCB
Triadic
#CB847C
Triadic
#7CCB84
Split comp.
#CBAB7C
Split comp.
#9BCB7C

Tints & Shades of #847CCB

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

#958ED2
#A6A0D9
#B7B2E0
#C5C1E6
#D6D3EE
#E7E5F5

Shades

#655BBE
#4F44AB
#40378B
#322C6D
#231F4D
#16132F

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

How #847CCB 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#847CCB
Protanopia#7D7DCB
Protanomaly#807DCB
Deuteranopia#7F7FCB
Deuteranomaly#817ECB
Tritanopia#768989
Tritanomaly#7C84A8
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #847CCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847ccb: #847CCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847CCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847ccb': '#847CCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.486, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_847ccb">#847CCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#847CCB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#847CCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847CCB?

#847CCB is a light blue — rgb(132, 124, 203) in RGB and hsl(246, 43%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #847CCB?

#847CCB is rgb(132, 124, 203) — red 132, green 124, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847CCB?

#847CCB converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847CCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #847CCB scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #847CCB 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.68, which is visibly different.

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