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#865DEE Color

#865DEE is rgb(134, 93, 238) in RGB, hsl(257, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 61%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#865DEE
HEX#865DEE
RGBrgb(134, 93, 238)
HSLhsl(257, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(257, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 61%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.208 291.9)
LABlab(49.90% 42.43 -68.65)
LCHlch(49.90% 80.70 301.72)

What #865DEE 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 #865DEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.17Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.97Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.79Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.07Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.61Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 17.04

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

#865DEE Channel Values

How #865DEE 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 93 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #865DEE 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #865DEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #865DEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #865DEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#865DEE
Complementary
#C5EE5D
Analogous
#5D7DEE
Analogous
#CF5DEE
Triadic
#EE865D
Triadic
#5DEE86
Split comp.
#EECF5D
Split comp.
#7DEE5D

Tints & Shades of #865DEE

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

#9875F0
#A587F2
#B79EF5
#C8B5F7
#D9CCFA
#E7DFFC

Shades

#6734EA
#4F17DE
#4113B4
#320F8A
#230A61
#16063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #865DEE.

How #865DEE 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#865DEE
Protanopia#6565EE
Protanomaly#7462EE
Deuteranopia#6D6DEE
Deuteranomaly#7867EE
Tritanopia#6A7D7D
Tritanomaly#7671B5
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #865DEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-865dee: #865DEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #865DEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-865dee': '#865DEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.365, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_865dee">#865DEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#865DEE"

More Purple Colors

#865DEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#865DEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #865DEE?

#865DEE is a light purple — rgb(134, 93, 238) in RGB and hsl(257, 81%, 65%) 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 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #865DEE?

#865DEE is rgb(134, 93, 238) — red 134, green 93, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #865DEE?

#865DEE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 61%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #865DEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #865DEE scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #865DEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #865DEE 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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