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#8765DC Color

#8765DC is rgb(135, 101, 220) in RGB, hsl(257, 63%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8765DC
HEX#8765DC
RGBrgb(135, 101, 220)
HSLhsl(257, 63%, 63%)
HSVhsv(257, 54%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.175 293.6)
LABlab(50.76% 34.52 -57.15)
LCHlch(50.76% 66.77 301.13)

What #8765DC 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 #8765DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.01Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.37Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.59Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.69Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.84

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

#8765DC Channel Values

How #8765DC 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 101 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 63% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 54% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8765DC 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8765DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8765DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8765DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8765DC
Complementary
#BADC65
Analogous
#657FDC
Analogous
#C265DC
Triadic
#DC8765
Triadic
#65DC87
Split comp.
#DCC265
Split comp.
#7FDC65

Tints & Shades of #8765DC

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

#977AE1
#A78FE6
#B8A4EA
#C8B8EF
#D8CDF4
#E8E2F8

Shades

#6D44D5
#552BBF
#46249E
#361B79
#271457
#160B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8765DC.

How #8765DC 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#8765DC
Protanopia#6C6CDC
Protanomaly#7869DC
Deuteranopia#7272DC
Deuteranomaly#7B6DDC
Tritanopia#727D7D
Tritanomaly#7B74AB
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #8765DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8765dc: #8765DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8765DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8765dc': '#8765DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.396, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8765dc">#8765DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8765DC"

More Purple Colors

#8765DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8765DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8765DC?

#8765DC is a light purple — rgb(135, 101, 220) in RGB and hsl(257, 63%, 63%) 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 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #8765DC?

#8765DC is rgb(135, 101, 220) — red 135, green 101, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8765DC?

#8765DC converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8765DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8765DC scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8765DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8765DC 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 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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