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#8763B6 Color

#8763B6 is rgb(135, 99, 182) in RGB, hsl(266, 36%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8763B6
HEX#8763B6
RGBrgb(135, 99, 182)
HSLhsl(266, 36%, 55%)
HSVhsv(266, 46%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.129 302.5)
LABlab(48.47% 27.91 -39.04)
LCHlch(48.47% 47.99 305.56)

What #8763B6 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 #8763B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.4Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.59Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.84Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.71Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.57

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

#8763B6 Channel Values

How #8763B6 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 99 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 36% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 46% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8763B6 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8763B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8763B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8763B6
Complementary
#92B663
Analogous
#6368B6
Analogous
#B063B6
Triadic
#B68763
Triadic
#63B687
Split comp.
#B6B063
Split comp.
#68B663

Tints & Shades of #8763B6

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

#9778BF
#A78DC9
#B7A1D3
#CABADE
#DACEE8
#EAE3F2

Shades

#754EA6
#61418B
#503672
#3F2A5A
#2E1F42
#1B1226

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How #8763B6 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#8763B6
Protanopia#6A6AB6
Protanomaly#7767B6
Deuteranopia#7171B5
Deuteranomaly#7A6BB6
Tritanopia#7B7272
Tritanomaly#806C92
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #8763B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8763b6: #8763B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8763B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8763b6': '#8763B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.388, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_8763b6">#8763B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8763B6"

More Purple Colors

#8763B6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8763B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8763B6?

#8763B6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 99, 182) in RGB and hsl(266, 36%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #8763B6?

#8763B6 is rgb(135, 99, 182) — red 135, green 99, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8763B6?

#8763B6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8763B6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8763B6 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8763B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8763B6 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 13.57, which is visibly different.

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