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#8766DB Color

#8766DB is rgb(135, 102, 219) in RGB, hsl(257, 62%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 53%, 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 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8766DB
HEX#8766DB
RGBrgb(135, 102, 219)
HSLhsl(257, 62%, 63%)
HSVhsv(257, 53%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.172 293.5)
LABlab(50.93% 33.76 -56.31)
LCHlch(50.93% 65.65 300.95)

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

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.99Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.95Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.18Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.87Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.32Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.74

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

#8766DB Channel Values

How #8766DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 62% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 53% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8766DB 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8766DB

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

Base
#8766DB
Complementary
#BADB66
Analogous
#6680DB
Analogous
#C266DB
Triadic
#DB8766
Triadic
#66DB87
Split comp.
#DBC266
Split comp.
#80DB66

Tints & Shades of #8766DB

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

#977BE0
#A88FE5
#B8A4EA
#C8B9EF
#D8CDF3
#E8E2F8

Shades

#6D45D3
#562DBE
#47259D
#361C78
#271457
#160C32

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

How #8766DB 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#8766DB
Protanopia#6D6DDB
Protanomaly#786ADB
Deuteranopia#7272DB
Deuteranomaly#7B6EDB
Tritanopia#727D7D
Tritanomaly#7B75AB
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #8766DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8766db: #8766DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8766DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8766db': '#8766DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.400, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8766db">#8766DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8766DB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#8766DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8766DB?

#8766DB is a light purple — rgb(135, 102, 219) in RGB and hsl(257, 62%, 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #8766DB?

#8766DB is rgb(135, 102, 219) — red 135, green 102, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8766DB?

#8766DB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8766DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8766DB scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8766DB 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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