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#847DDE Color

#847DDE is rgb(132, 125, 222) in RGB, hsl(244, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 44%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847DDE
HEX#847DDE
RGBrgb(132, 125, 222)
HSLhsl(244, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(244, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.142 284.9)
LABlab(56.35% 20.85 -49.41)
LCHlch(56.35% 53.63 292.88)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.66Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.08Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.24Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.57Han Blue#446CCFΔE 15.4Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.12

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

#847DDE Channel Values

How #847DDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847DDE 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #847DDE

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

Base
#847DDE
Complementary
#D8DE7C
Analogous
#7CA7DE
Analogous
#B47CDE
Triadic
#DE837C
Triadic
#7CDE83
Split comp.
#DEB47C
Split comp.
#A7DE7C

Tints & Shades of #847DDE

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

#928DE2
#A6A1E8
#B5B1EC
#C5C2F0
#D4D2F4
#E8E7F9

Shades

#6058D5
#3D33CC
#322AA7
#26207E
#1B165A
#100D35

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

How #847DDE 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#847DDE
Protanopia#7E7EDE
Protanomaly#817EDE
Deuteranopia#7F7FDE
Deuteranomaly#817EDE
Tritanopia#718E8E
Tritanomaly#7988B4
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #847DDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847dde: #847DDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847DDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847dde': '#847DDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.490, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_847dde">#847DDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#847DDE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#847DDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847DDE?

#847DDE is a light blue — rgb(132, 125, 222) in RGB and hsl(244, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #847DDE?

#847DDE is rgb(132, 125, 222) — red 132, green 125, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847DDE?

#847DDE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847DDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #847DDE scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #847DDE 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

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