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#8766B7 Color

#8766B7 is rgb(135, 102, 183) in RGB, hsl(264, 36%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 28%) 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 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8766B7
HEX#8766B7
RGBrgb(135, 102, 183)
HSLhsl(264, 36%, 56%)
HSVhsv(264, 44%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.125 301.4)
LABlab(49.24% 26.44 -38.43)
LCHlch(49.24% 46.64 304.53)

What #8766B7 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 #8766B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.68Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.07Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.24Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.36Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.65Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.77

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

#8766B7 Channel Values

How #8766B7 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 102 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 36% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 44% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8766B7 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 text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8766B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8766B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8766B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8766B7
Complementary
#97B766
Analogous
#666EB7
Analogous
#AF66B7
Triadic
#B78766
Triadic
#66B787
Split comp.
#B7AF66
Split comp.
#6EB766

Tints & Shades of #8766B7

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

#977BC1
#A890CB
#B8A5D5
#C8BADE
#D9CEE8
#E9E3F2

Shades

#7450AA
#61438E
#503776
#3E2A5A
#2D1F42
#1A1226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8766B7.

How #8766B7 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#8766B7
Protanopia#6D6DB7
Protanomaly#786AB7
Deuteranopia#7272B6
Deuteranomaly#7B6EB7
Tritanopia#7B7474
Tritanomaly#806F94
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8766B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8766b7: #8766B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8766B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8766b7': '#8766B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.400, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_8766b7">#8766B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8766B7"

More Purple Colors

#8766B7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8766B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8766B7?

#8766B7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 102, 183) in RGB and hsl(264, 36%, 56%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #8766B7?

#8766B7 is rgb(135, 102, 183) — red 135, green 102, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8766B7?

#8766B7 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8766B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8766B7 scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8766B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8766B7 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 14.27, which is visibly different.

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