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#8747DC Color

#8747DC is rgb(135, 71, 220) in RGB, hsl(266, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8747DC
HEX#8747DC
RGBrgb(135, 71, 220)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(266, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.215 298.8)
LABlab(44.58% 49.98 -67.08)
LCHlch(44.58% 83.65 306.69)

What #8747DC 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 #8747DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.75Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.12Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.9Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.49

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

#8747DC Channel Values

How #8747DC 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 135 · G 71 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8747DC 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.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8747DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8747DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8747DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8747DC
Complementary
#9BDC47
Analogous
#4751DC
Analogous
#D247DC
Triadic
#DC8747
Triadic
#47DC87
Split comp.
#DCD247
Split comp.
#51DC47

Tints & Shades of #8747DC

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

#9860E1
#A97AE6
#B994EB
#C7A9EF
#D8C3F4
#E9DDF8

Shades

#7228D2
#6122B4
#4F1C92
#3F1674
#2C1051
#1C0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8747DC.

How #8747DC 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#8747DC
Protanopia#5656DC
Protanomaly#6D51DC
Deuteranopia#6262DB
Deuteranomaly#7358DC
Tritanopia#6F6A6A
Tritanomaly#795EA4
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #8747DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8747dc: #8747DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8747DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8747dc': '#8747DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.278, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8747dc">#8747DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8747DC"

More Purple Colors

#8747DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8747DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8747DC?

#8747DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 71, 220) in RGB and hsl(266, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #8747DC?

#8747DC is rgb(135, 71, 220) — red 135, green 71, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8747DC?

#8747DC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8747DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8747DC scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8747DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8747DC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12, which is visibly different.

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