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#8676EF Color

#8676EF is rgb(134, 118, 239) in RGB, hsl(248, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8676EF
HEX#8676EF
RGBrgb(134, 118, 239)
HSLhsl(248, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(248, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.175 286.4)
LABlab(55.61% 29.10 -60.04)
LCHlch(55.61% 66.72 295.86)

What #8676EF 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 #8676EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.09Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.13Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.91Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 15.79Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.24

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

#8676EF Channel Values

How #8676EF 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 118 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8676EF 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8676EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8676EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8676EF
Complementary
#DFEF76
Analogous
#76A2EF
Analogous
#C376EF
Triadic
#EF8676
Triadic
#76EF86
Split comp.
#EFC376
Split comp.
#A2EF76

Tints & Shades of #8676EF

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

#9688F1
#A69BF3
#B7ADF5
#C7BFF8
#D7D1FA
#E7E4FC

Shades

#624DEA
#3A1FE5
#2D16C0
#221192
#190C69
#0E073B

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How #8676EF 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#8676EF
Protanopia#7979EF
Protanomaly#7E78EF
Deuteranopia#7C7CEF
Deuteranomaly#8079EF
Tritanopia#6D8D8D
Tritanomaly#7885BC
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #8676EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8676ef: #8676EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8676EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8676ef': '#8676EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.463, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8676ef">#8676EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8676EF"

More Blue Colors

#8676EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8676EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8676EF?

#8676EF is a light blue — rgb(134, 118, 239) in RGB and hsl(248, 79%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #8676EF?

#8676EF is rgb(134, 118, 239) — red 134, green 118, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8676EF?

#8676EF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8676EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8676EF scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8676EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8676EF 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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