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#847CFE Color

#847CFE is rgb(132, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(244, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847CFE
HEX#847CFE
RGBrgb(132, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(244, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(244, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.187 282.7)
LABlab(57.65% 28.74 -65.07)
LCHlch(57.65% 71.13 293.83)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.27Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 12.79Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.57Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.09Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 15.33Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 15.5

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

#847CFE Channel Values

How #847CFE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847CFE 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #847CFE

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

Base
#847CFE
Complementary
#F5FE7C
Analogous
#7CB4FE
Analogous
#C57CFE
Triadic
#FE847C
Triadic
#7CFE84
Split comp.
#FEC57C
Split comp.
#B4FE7C

Tints & Shades of #847CFE

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

#938BFE
#A59FFE
#B4AEFE
#C6C2FE
#D5D2FF
#E7E6FF

Shades

#5549FD
#2617FD
#1102DE
#0D02AC
#090179
#050147

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

How #847CFE 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#847CFE
Protanopia#7D7DFE
Protanomaly#807DFE
Deuteranopia#7F7FFE
Deuteranomaly#817EFE
Tritanopia#659595
Tritanomaly#738CC8
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #847CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847cfe: #847CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847cfe': '#847CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_847cfe">#847CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#847CFE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#847CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847CFE?

#847CFE is a light blue — rgb(132, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(244, 98%, 74%) 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 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #847CFE?

#847CFE is rgb(132, 124, 254) — red 132, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847CFE?

#847CFE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #847CFE scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #847CFE 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 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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