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#847DCA Color

#847DCA is rgb(132, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(245, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 21%) 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 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847DCA
HEX#847DCA
RGBrgb(132, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(245, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(245, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.114 286.8)
LABlab(55.50% 16.53 -39.51)
LCHlch(55.50% 42.83 292.70)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.02Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.53Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.99Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.55Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 15.17Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.37

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

#847DCA Channel Values

How #847DCA 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 125 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847DCA 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #847DCA

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

Base
#847DCA
Complementary
#C3CA7D
Analogous
#7D9DCA
Analogous
#AA7DCA
Triadic
#CA837D
Triadic
#7DCA83
Split comp.
#CAAA7D
Split comp.
#9DCA7D

Tints & Shades of #847DCA

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

#948FD1
#A5A1D9
#B7B3E0
#C4C1E6
#D6D4ED
#E7E6F5

Shades

#645CBC
#4E46AA
#3F388A
#322C6D
#231F4C
#16132F

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

How #847DCA 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#847DCA
Protanopia#7E7ECA
Protanomaly#817ECA
Deuteranopia#7F7FCA
Deuteranomaly#817ECA
Tritanopia#768A8A
Tritanomaly#7C85A7
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #847DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847dca: #847DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847dca': '#847DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_847dca">#847DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#847DCA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#847DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847DCA?

#847DCA is a light blue — rgb(132, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(245, 42%, 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 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #847DCA?

#847DCA is rgb(132, 125, 202) — red 132, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847DCA?

#847DCA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #847DCA scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #847DCA 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 18.13, which is visibly different.

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