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#8763E9 Color

#8763E9 is rgb(135, 99, 233) in RGB, hsl(256, 75%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8763E9
HEX#8763E9
RGBrgb(135, 99, 233)
HSLhsl(256, 75%, 65%)
HSVhsv(256, 58%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.194 291.9)
LABlab(51.01% 38.40 -64.06)
LCHlch(51.01% 74.68 300.94)

What #8763E9 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 #8763E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.17Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.24Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.27Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.99Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.1Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.33

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

#8763E9 Channel Values

How #8763E9 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 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 75% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 58% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8763E9 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8763E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8763E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8763E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8763E9
Complementary
#C5E963
Analogous
#6382E9
Analogous
#C963E9
Triadic
#E98763
Triadic
#63E987
Split comp.
#E9C963
Split comp.
#82E963

Tints & Shades of #8763E9

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

#9879EC
#A58BEE
#B7A1F2
#C8B8F5
#D9CEF8
#E7E0FB

Shades

#683BE3
#501FD6
#4119AE
#321386
#230D5E
#16083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8763E9.

How #8763E9 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#8763E9
Protanopia#6A6AE9
Protanomaly#7767E9
Deuteranopia#7171E9
Deuteranomaly#7A6BE9
Tritanopia#6D7F7F
Tritanomaly#7975B3
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #8763E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8763e9: #8763E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8763E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8763e9': '#8763E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.388, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_8763e9">#8763E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8763E9"

More Purple Colors

#8763E9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8763E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8763E9?

#8763E9 is a light purple — rgb(135, 99, 233) in RGB and hsl(256, 75%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #8763E9?

#8763E9 is rgb(135, 99, 233) — red 135, green 99, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8763E9?

#8763E9 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8763E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8763E9 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8763E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8763E9 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 5.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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