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#867DED Color

#867DED is rgb(134, 125, 237) in RGB, hsl(245, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#867DED
HEX#867DED
RGBrgb(134, 125, 237)
HSLhsl(245, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(245, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.163 284.5)
LABlab(57.21% 24.77 -56.38)
LCHlch(57.21% 61.58 293.72)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.42Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.77Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.75Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.81Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.95Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 16.22

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

#867DED Channel Values

How #867DED 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 125 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #867DED 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #867DED

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

Base
#867DED
Complementary
#E4ED7D
Analogous
#7DACED
Analogous
#BE7DED
Triadic
#ED867D
Triadic
#7DED86
Split comp.
#EDBE7D
Split comp.
#ACED7D

Tints & Shades of #867DED

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

#978FF0
#A8A1F2
#B8B3F5
#C5C0F6
#D5D2F9
#E6E4FB

Shades

#5D50E7
#3728E2
#271ABC
#1F1494
#160E67
#0D093F

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

How #867DED 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#867DED
Protanopia#7F7FED
Protanomaly#827EED
Deuteranopia#8080ED
Deuteranomaly#827FED
Tritanopia#6E9292
Tritanomaly#788ABD
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #867DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-867ded: #867DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #867DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-867ded': '#867DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.490, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_867ded">#867DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#867DED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#867DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #867DED?

#867DED is a light blue — rgb(134, 125, 237) in RGB and hsl(245, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.42.

What is the RGB value of #867DED?

#867DED is rgb(134, 125, 237) — red 134, green 125, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #867DED?

#867DED converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #867DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #867DED scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #867DED 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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