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#8679CD Color

#8679CD is rgb(134, 121, 205) in RGB, hsl(249, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8679CD
HEX#8679CD
RGBrgb(134, 121, 205)
HSLhsl(249, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(249, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.125 289.4)
LABlab(54.77% 19.99 -42.32)
LCHlch(54.77% 46.81 295.28)

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

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.15Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.38Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.88Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.36Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 15.01Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.31

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

#8679CD Channel Values

How #8679CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8679CD 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8679CD

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

Base
#8679CD
Complementary
#C1CD79
Analogous
#7997CD
Analogous
#B079CD
Triadic
#CD8679
Triadic
#79CD86
Split comp.
#CDB079
Split comp.
#97CD79

Tints & Shades of #8679CD

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

#968CD4
#A79EDB
#B8B1E2
#C6C0E8
#D7D2EE
#E7E5F5

Shades

#6757C1
#5141AF
#42348D
#342970
#241D4E
#161230

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

How #8679CD 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#8679CD
Protanopia#7B7BCD
Protanomaly#807ACD
Deuteranopia#7D7DCD
Deuteranomaly#817CCD
Tritanopia#778787
Tritanomaly#7D82A8
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #8679CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8679cd: #8679CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8679CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8679cd': '#8679CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.475, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_8679cd">#8679CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8679CD"

More Blue Colors

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

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#8679CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8679CD?

#8679CD is a light blue — rgb(134, 121, 205) in RGB and hsl(249, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #8679CD?

#8679CD is rgb(134, 121, 205) — red 134, green 121, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8679CD?

#8679CD converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8679CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8679CD scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8679CD 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 14.36, which is visibly different.

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