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#8763D4 Color

#8763D4 is rgb(135, 99, 212) in RGB, hsl(259, 57%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 17%) 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8763D4
HEX#8763D4
RGBrgb(135, 99, 212)
HSLhsl(259, 57%, 61%)
HSVhsv(259, 53%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.167 295.5)
LABlab(49.89% 33.92 -54.01)
LCHlch(49.89% 63.78 302.13)

What #8763D4 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 #8763D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.09Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.29Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.81Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.55Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.99Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.94

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

#8763D4 Channel Values

How #8763D4 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 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 57% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 53% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8763D4 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 text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8763D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8763D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8763D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8763D4
Complementary
#B0D463
Analogous
#6378D4
Analogous
#BF63D4
Triadic
#D48763
Triadic
#63D487
Split comp.
#D4BF63
Split comp.
#78D463

Tints & Shades of #8763D4

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

#9677DA
#A98FE0
#B8A3E6
#C8B7EB
#D7CBF1
#E9E3F7

Shades

#6E43CB
#5B31B4
#4B2994
#381F70
#281650
#180D30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8763D4.

How #8763D4 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#8763D4
Protanopia#6A6AD4
Protanomaly#7767D4
Deuteranopia#7171D4
Deuteranomaly#7A6BD4
Tritanopia#747979
Tritanomaly#7C71A5
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8763D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8763d4: #8763D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8763D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8763d4': '#8763D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.388, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_8763d4">#8763D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8763D4"

More Purple Colors

#8763D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8763D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8763D4?

#8763D4 is a light purple — rgb(135, 99, 212) in RGB and hsl(259, 57%, 61%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #8763D4?

#8763D4 is rgb(135, 99, 212) — red 135, green 99, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8763D4?

#8763D4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 53%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8763D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8763D4 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8763D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8763D4 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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