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#8757EF Color

#8757EF is rgb(135, 87, 239) in RGB, hsl(259, 83%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8757EF
HEX#8757EF
RGBrgb(135, 87, 239)
HSLhsl(259, 83%, 64%)
HSVhsv(259, 64%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.217 293.1)
LABlab(48.83% 45.99 -70.93)
LCHlch(48.83% 84.53 302.96)

What #8757EF 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 #8757EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.01Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.32Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.17Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.37Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.26Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.36

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

#8757EF Channel Values

How #8757EF 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 87 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 83% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 64% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8757EF 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8757EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8757EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8757EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8757EF
Complementary
#BFEF57
Analogous
#5773EF
Analogous
#D357EF
Triadic
#EF8757
Triadic
#57EF87
Split comp.
#EFD357
Split comp.
#73EF57

Tints & Shades of #8757EF

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

#986EF2
#A986F4
#B99DF6
#C6B0F8
#D7C7FA
#E8DEFC

Shades

#692DEB
#5314DB
#4310B1
#350D8C
#250962
#17063D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8757EF.

How #8757EF 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#8757EF
Protanopia#6161EF
Protanomaly#725DEF
Deuteranopia#6A6AEE
Deuteranomaly#7763EF
Tritanopia#6A7979
Tritanomaly#776DB5
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #8757EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8757ef: #8757EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8757EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8757ef': '#8757EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.341, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8757ef">#8757EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8757EF"

More Purple Colors

#8757EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8757EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8757EF?

#8757EF is a light purple — rgb(135, 87, 239) in RGB and hsl(259, 83%, 64%) 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #8757EF?

#8757EF is rgb(135, 87, 239) — red 135, green 87, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8757EF?

#8757EF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8757EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8757EF scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8757EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8757EF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

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