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#8762F3 Color

#8762F3 is rgb(135, 98, 243) in RGB, hsl(255, 86%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 5%) 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8762F3
HEX#8762F3
RGBrgb(135, 98, 243)
HSLhsl(255, 86%, 67%)
HSVhsv(255, 60%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.208 290.7)
LABlab(51.36% 41.12 -69.07)
LCHlch(51.36% 80.39 300.77)

What #8762F3 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 #8762F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.65Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.73Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.25Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.98Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.88Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 16.88

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

#8762F3 Channel Values

How #8762F3 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 98 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 86% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 60% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8762F3 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8762F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8762F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8762F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8762F3
Complementary
#CFF362
Analogous
#6287F3
Analogous
#CF62F3
Triadic
#F38762
Triadic
#62F387
Split comp.
#F3CF62
Split comp.
#87F362

Tints & Shades of #8762F3

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

#9575F5
#A78DF6
#B6A0F8
#C8B8FA
#D7CBFB
#E9E3FD

Shades

#6638F0
#4711E8
#3A0EBE
#2D0B93
#200868
#13053E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8762F3.

How #8762F3 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#8762F3
Protanopia#6969F3
Protanomaly#7667F3
Deuteranopia#7070F3
Deuteranomaly#7A6BF3
Tritanopia#6A8181
Tritanomaly#7776BA
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8762F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8762f3: #8762F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8762F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8762f3': '#8762F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.384, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_8762f3">#8762F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8762F3"

More Purple Colors

#8762F3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8762F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8762F3?

#8762F3 is a light purple — rgb(135, 98, 243) in RGB and hsl(255, 86%, 67%) 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #8762F3?

#8762F3 is rgb(135, 98, 243) — red 135, green 98, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8762F3?

#8762F3 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8762F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8762F3 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8762F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8762F3 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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