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#865FAB Color

#865FAB is rgb(134, 95, 171) in RGB, hsl(271, 31%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#865FAB
HEX#865FAB
RGBrgb(134, 95, 171)
HSLhsl(271, 31%, 52%)
HSVhsv(271, 44%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.121 306.5)
LABlab(46.94% 27.73 -35.05)
LCHlch(46.94% 44.69 308.35)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.14Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.9Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.32Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.32Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.11Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.31

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

#865FAB Channel Values

How #865FAB 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 95 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 31% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 44% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #865FAB 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #865FAB

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

Base
#865FAB
Complementary
#83AB5F
Analogous
#605FAB
Analogous
#AB5FA9
Triadic
#AB865F
Triadic
#5FAB86
Split comp.
#A9AB5F
Split comp.
#5FAB60

Tints & Shades of #865FAB

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

#9876B7
#A78AC1
#B8A1CE
#C7B6D8
#D9CDE5
#E8E1EF

Shades

#744F96
#62437F
#503768
#402C54
#2E203C
#1C1325

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

How #865FAB 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#865FAB
Protanopia#6767AB
Protanomaly#7564AB
Deuteranopia#6E6EAA
Deuteranomaly#7868AB
Tritanopia#7C6C6C
Tritanomaly#80678A
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #865FAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-865fab: #865FAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #865FAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-865fab': '#865FAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.373, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_865fab">#865FAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#865FAB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#865FAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #865FAB?

#865FAB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 95, 171) in RGB and hsl(271, 31%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #865FAB?

#865FAB is rgb(134, 95, 171) — red 134, green 95, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #865FAB?

#865FAB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 44%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #865FAB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #865FAB scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #865FAB 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 17.74, which is visibly different.

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