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#860FDB Color

#860FDB is rgb(134, 15, 219) in RGB, hsl(275, 87%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#860FDB
HEX#860FDB
RGBrgb(134, 15, 219)
HSLhsl(275, 87%, 46%)
HSVhsv(275, 93%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.26 302.8)
LABlab(37.74% 67.83 -77.68)
LCHlch(37.74% 103.13 311.13)

What #860FDB 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 #860FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 5.87Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.19Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.02Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.93Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.85Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.83

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

#860FDB Channel Values

How #860FDB 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 134 · G 15 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 87% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 93% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.76:1 vs white · 3.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #860FDB 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.

TextWhite text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #860FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #860FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#860FDB
Complementary
#64DB0F
Analogous
#200FDB
Analogous
#DB0FCA
Triadic
#DB860F
Triadic
#0FDB86
Split comp.
#CADB0F
Split comp.
#0FDB20

Tints & Shades of #860FDB

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

#991FEF
#AA45F2
#B966F4
#CB8DF7
#DAAEF9
#EBD4FC

Shades

#750DBF
#630BA2
#520986
#400769
#2F054C
#1D0330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #860FDB.

How #860FDB 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#860FDB
Protanopia#3C3CDB
Protanomaly#622FDB
Deuteranopia#5151DA
Deuteranomaly#6A40DA
Tritanopia#6C5656
Tritanomaly#77449D
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #860FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-860fdb: #860FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #860FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-860fdb': '#860FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.059, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_860fdb">#860FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#860FDB"

More Purple Colors

#860FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#860FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #860FDB?

#860FDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 15, 219) in RGB and hsl(275, 87%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #860FDB?

#860FDB is rgb(134, 15, 219) — red 134, green 15, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #860FDB?

#860FDB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #860FDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #860FDB scores 6.76:1 against white and 3.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #860FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #860FDB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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