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#8768DF Color

#8768DF is rgb(135, 104, 223) in RGB, hsl(256, 65%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 53%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8768DF
HEX#8768DF
RGBrgb(135, 104, 223)
HSLhsl(256, 65%, 64%)
HSVhsv(256, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 53%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.174 292.4)
LABlab(51.60% 33.52 -57.50)
LCHlch(51.60% 66.56 300.24)

What #8768DF 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 #8768DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.66Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.11Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.99Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.03Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.01Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 15.43

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

#8768DF Channel Values

How #8768DF 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 104 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 65% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8768DF 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8768DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8768DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8768DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8768DF
Complementary
#BFDF68
Analogous
#6883DF
Analogous
#C368DF
Triadic
#DF8768
Triadic
#68DF87
Split comp.
#DFC368
Split comp.
#83DF68

Tints & Shades of #8768DF

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

#987DE3
#A992E8
#B9A7EC
#C7B7F0
#D7CDF4
#E8E2F9

Shades

#6942D7
#532AC6
#4422A0
#351B7E
#251358
#170C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8768DF.

How #8768DF 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#8768DF
Protanopia#6E6EDF
Protanomaly#796CDF
Deuteranopia#7373DF
Deuteranomaly#7C6FDF
Tritanopia#717F7F
Tritanomaly#7B77AE
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8768DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8768df: #8768DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8768DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8768df': '#8768DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.408, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_8768df">#8768DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8768DF"

More Purple Colors

#8768DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8768DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8768DF?

#8768DF is a light purple — rgb(135, 104, 223) in RGB and hsl(256, 65%, 64%) 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 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #8768DF?

#8768DF is rgb(135, 104, 223) — red 135, green 104, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8768DF?

#8768DF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 53%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8768DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8768DF scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8768DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8768DF 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 7.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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