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#864DDB Color

#864DDB is rgb(134, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(264, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#864DDB
HEX#864DDB
RGBrgb(134, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(264, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(264, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.207 297.8)
LABlab(45.52% 46.64 -65.00)
LCHlch(45.52% 80.00 305.66)

What #864DDB 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 #864DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.08Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.03Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.12Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.26Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.79Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.73

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

#864DDB Channel Values

How #864DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #864DDB 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #864DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #864DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #864DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#864DDB
Complementary
#A2DB4D
Analogous
#4D5BDB
Analogous
#CC4DDB
Triadic
#DB864D
Triadic
#4DDB86
Split comp.
#DBCC4D
Split comp.
#5BDB4D

Tints & Shades of #864DDB

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

#9767E0
#A67CE4
#B795E9
#C8AFEF
#D9C8F4
#E8DDF8

Shades

#6F2BD4
#5F25B6
#4D1E94
#3C1772
#2A1050
#1B0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #864DDB.

How #864DDB 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#864DDB
Protanopia#5A5ADB
Protanomaly#6E55DB
Deuteranopia#6464DA
Deuteranomaly#735CDB
Tritanopia#6F6D6D
Tritanomaly#7962A5
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #864DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-864ddb: #864DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #864DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-864ddb': '#864DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_864ddb">#864DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#864DDB"

More Purple Colors

#864DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#864DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #864DDB?

#864DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(264, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #864DDB?

#864DDB is rgb(134, 77, 219) — red 134, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #864DDB?

#864DDB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #864DDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #864DDB scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #864DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #864DDB 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 14.12, which is visibly different.

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