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#8679AF Color

#8679AF is rgb(134, 121, 175) in RGB, hsl(254, 25%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8679AF
HEX#8679AF
RGBrgb(134, 121, 175)
HSLhsl(254, 25%, 58%)
HSVhsv(254, 31%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.082 294.9)
LABlab(53.61% 14.00 -27.04)
LCHlch(53.61% 30.45 297.37)

What #8679AF 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 #8679AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.1Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.6Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.93Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.92Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.55Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.86

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#8679AF Channel Values

How #8679AF 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 121 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 25% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 31% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.91:1 vs white · 5.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8679AF 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 text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8679AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8679AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8679AF
Complementary
#A2AF79
Analogous
#7987AF
Analogous
#A079AF
Triadic
#AF8679
Triadic
#79AF86
Split comp.
#AFA079
Split comp.
#87AF79

Tints & Shades of #8679AF

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

#978CBA
#A59CC4
#B7AFCF
#C8C2DB
#D9D6E6
#E8E6F0

Shades

#6F609F
#5F5289
#4D4370
#3C3456
#2A243D
#1B1726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8679AF.

How #8679AF 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#8679AF
Protanopia#7B7BAF
Protanomaly#807AAF
Deuteranopia#7D7DAF
Deuteranomaly#817CAF
Tritanopia#7E8181
Tritanomaly#817E96
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #8679AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8679af: #8679AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8679AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8679af': '#8679AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.475, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_8679af">#8679AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8679AF"

More Blue Colors

#8679AF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8679AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8679AF?

#8679AF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(134, 121, 175) in RGB and hsl(254, 25%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #8679AF?

#8679AF is rgb(134, 121, 175) — red 134, green 121, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8679AF?

#8679AF converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8679AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8679AF scores 3.91:1 against white and 5.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8679AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8679AF 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 23.16, which is visibly different.

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