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#867AAE Color

#867AAE is rgb(134, 122, 174) in RGB, hsl(254, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 32%) 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 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#867AAE
HEX#867AAE
RGBrgb(134, 122, 174)
HSLhsl(254, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(254, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.079 294.5)
LABlab(53.84% 13.26 -26.12)
LCHlch(53.84% 29.29 296.91)

What #867AAE 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 #867AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.83Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.48Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.45Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.95Rhythm#777696ΔE 12.03Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.07

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

#867AAE Channel Values

How #867AAE 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 122 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #867AAE 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #867AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #867AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #867AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#867AAE
Complementary
#A2AE7A
Analogous
#7A88AE
Analogous
#A07AAE
Triadic
#AE867A
Triadic
#7AAE86
Split comp.
#AEA07A
Split comp.
#88AE7A

Tints & Shades of #867AAE

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

#978DB9
#A69DC3
#B7B0CF
#C8C3DA
#DAD6E6
#E8E6EF

Shades

#6F619E
#605388
#4E446F
#3C3455
#2A253C
#1B1726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #867AAE.

How #867AAE 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#867AAE
Protanopia#7C7CAE
Protanomaly#807BAE
Deuteranopia#7E7EAE
Deuteranomaly#817CAE
Tritanopia#7E8282
Tritanomaly#817F96
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #867AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-867aae: #867AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #867AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-867aae': '#867AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.478, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_867aae">#867AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#867AAE"

More Blue Colors

#867AAE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#867AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #867AAE?

#867AAE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(134, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(254, 24%, 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 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #867AAE?

#867AAE is rgb(134, 122, 174) — red 134, green 122, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #867AAE?

#867AAE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #867AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #867AAE scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #867AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #867AAE 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 22.42, which is visibly different.

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