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#8784BD Color

#8784BD is rgb(135, 132, 189) in RGB, hsl(243, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 30%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8784BD
HEX#8784BD
RGBrgb(135, 132, 189)
HSLhsl(243, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(243, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 30%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.085 286.1)
LABlab(57.09% 10.97 -29.66)
LCHlch(57.09% 31.63 290.30)

What #8784BD 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 #8784BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.05Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.56Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.02Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.46Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.5Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.85

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

#8784BD Channel Values

How #8784BD 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 132 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8784BD 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8784BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8784BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8784BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8784BD
Complementary
#BABD84
Analogous
#849EBD
Analogous
#A384BD
Triadic
#BD8784
Triadic
#84BD87
Split comp.
#BDA384
Split comp.
#9EBD84

Tints & Shades of #8784BD

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

#9795C6
#A8A5CF
#B8B6D8
#C8C7E1
#D8D7EA
#E8E8F3

Shades

#6D6AAF
#565298
#47447E
#363460
#272546
#161528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8784BD.

How #8784BD 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#8784BD
Protanopia#8585BD
Protanomaly#8684BD
Deuteranopia#8585BD
Deuteranomaly#8685BD
Tritanopia#7D8D8D
Tritanomaly#8189A2
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #8784BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8784bd: #8784BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8784BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8784bd': '#8784BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.518, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_8784bd">#8784BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8784BD"

More Blue Colors

#8784BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8784BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8784BD?

#8784BD is a light blue — rgb(135, 132, 189) in RGB and hsl(243, 30%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #8784BD?

#8784BD is rgb(135, 132, 189) — red 135, green 132, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8784BD?

#8784BD converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 30%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8784BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8784BD scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8784BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8784BD 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 20.25, which is visibly different.

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