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#8764AF Color

#8764AF is rgb(135, 100, 175) in RGB, hsl(268, 32%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 31%) 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 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8764AF
HEX#8764AF
RGBrgb(135, 100, 175)
HSLhsl(268, 32%, 54%)
HSVhsv(268, 43%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.118 304.4)
LABlab(48.42% 26.03 -35.07)
LCHlch(48.42% 43.68 306.58)

What #8764AF 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 #8764AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.97Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.43Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.53Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.5Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.98Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.2

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

#8764AF Channel Values

How #8764AF 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 100 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 32% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 43% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8764AF 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8764AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8764AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8764AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8764AF
Complementary
#8CAF64
Analogous
#6467AF
Analogous
#AD64AF
Triadic
#AF8764
Triadic
#64AF87
Split comp.
#AFAD64
Split comp.
#67AF64

Tints & Shades of #8764AF

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

#9778BA
#A990C6
#B9A4D0
#C8B8DB
#D8CDE5
#EAE4F1

Shades

#75519E
#644587
#52396F
#3E2B54
#2D1F3D
#1B1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8764AF.

How #8764AF 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#8764AF
Protanopia#6B6BAF
Protanomaly#7768AF
Deuteranopia#7171AE
Deuteranomaly#7A6CAF
Tritanopia#7D7171
Tritanomaly#816C8E
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8764AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8764af: #8764AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8764AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8764af': '#8764AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.392, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_8764af">#8764AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8764AF"

More Purple Colors

#8764AF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8764AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8764AF?

#8764AF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 100, 175) in RGB and hsl(268, 32%, 54%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #8764AF?

#8764AF is rgb(135, 100, 175) — red 135, green 100, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8764AF?

#8764AF converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8764AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8764AF scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8764AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8764AF 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 17.62, which is visibly different.

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