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#8650DC Color

#8650DC is rgb(134, 80, 220) in RGB, hsl(263, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 64%, 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 5.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8650DC
HEX#8650DC
RGBrgb(134, 80, 220)
HSLhsl(263, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(263, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.204 297.1)
LABlab(46.17% 45.34 -64.53)
LCHlch(46.17% 78.86 305.09)

What #8650DC 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 #8650DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.29Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.45Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.74Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.87Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.48Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.97

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

#8650DC Channel Values

How #8650DC 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 80 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8650DC 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8650DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8650DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8650DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8650DC
Complementary
#A7DC50
Analogous
#5061DC
Analogous
#CC50DC
Triadic
#DC8650
Triadic
#50DC86
Split comp.
#DCCC50
Split comp.
#61DC50

Tints & Shades of #8650DC

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

#986AE2
#A77FE6
#B899EB
#C7AEEF
#D9C8F4
#E7DDF8

Shades

#6F2ED6
#5D24B7
#4B1D95
#3C1877
#2B1155
#1A0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8650DC.

How #8650DC 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#8650DC
Protanopia#5C5CDC
Protanomaly#6F57DC
Deuteranopia#6666DB
Deuteranomaly#745EDC
Tritanopia#6E6F6F
Tritanomaly#7964A6
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8650DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8650dc: #8650DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8650DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8650dc': '#8650DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.314, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8650dc">#8650DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8650DC"

More Purple Colors

#8650DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8650DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8650DC?

#8650DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 80, 220) in RGB and hsl(263, 67%, 59%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #8650DC?

#8650DC is rgb(134, 80, 220) — red 134, green 80, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8650DC?

#8650DC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8650DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8650DC scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8650DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8650DC 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 12.74, which is visibly different.

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