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#8661FF Color

#8661FF is rgb(134, 97, 255) in RGB, hsl(254, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 62%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8661FF
HEX#8661FF
RGBrgb(134, 97, 255)
HSLhsl(254, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(254, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 62%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.223 288.9)
LABlab(51.76% 44.08 -75.08)
LCHlch(51.76% 87.06 300.42)

What #8661FF 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 #8661FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.57Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 9.99Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.65Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.39Iris#5A4FCFΔE 18.17Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 19.14

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

#8661FF Channel Values

How #8661FF 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 97 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8661FF 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8661FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8661FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8661FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8661FF
Complementary
#DAFF61
Analogous
#618BFF
Analogous
#D561FF
Triadic
#FF8661
Triadic
#61FF86
Split comp.
#FFD561
Split comp.
#8BFF61

Tints & Shades of #8661FF

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

#9575FF
#A58AFF
#B59EFF
#C8B8FF
#D8CCFF
#E8E0FF

Shades

#6333FF
#3C00FF
#3100D1
#2600A3
#1B0075
#0F0042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8661FF.

How #8661FF 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#8661FF
Protanopia#6868FF
Protanomaly#7566FF
Deuteranopia#6F6FFF
Deuteranomaly#796AFF
Tritanopia#648484
Tritanomaly#7378C2
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #8661FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8661ff: #8661FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8661FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8661ff': '#8661FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.380, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8661ff">#8661FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8661FF"

More Blue Colors

#8661FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8661FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8661FF?

#8661FF is a light blue — rgb(134, 97, 255) in RGB and hsl(254, 100%, 69%) 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 9.57.

What is the RGB value of #8661FF?

#8661FF is rgb(134, 97, 255) — red 134, green 97, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8661FF?

#8661FF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 62%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8661FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8661FF scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8661FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8661FF 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 13.39, which is visibly different.

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