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#8786C1 Color

#8786C1 is rgb(135, 134, 193) in RGB, hsl(241, 32%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%) 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 9.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8786C1
HEX#8786C1
RGBrgb(135, 134, 193)
HSLhsl(241, 32%, 64%)
HSVhsv(241, 31%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.088 284.4)
LABlab(57.76% 10.67 -30.89)
LCHlch(57.76% 32.68 289.06)

What #8786C1 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 #8786C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.82Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.19Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.27Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.8Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 12.83Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.86

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

#8786C1 Channel Values

How #8786C1 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 134 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 32% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 31% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8786C1 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8786C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8786C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8786C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8786C1
Complementary
#C0C186
Analogous
#86A2C1
Analogous
#A486C1
Triadic
#C18786
Triadic
#86C187
Split comp.
#C1A486
Split comp.
#A2C186

Tints & Shades of #8786C1

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

#9797C9
#A8A7D2
#B9B8DB
#C6C6E2
#D7D7EA
#E8E7F3

Shades

#6968B1
#53519E
#434280
#353465
#252447
#17172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8786C1.

How #8786C1 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#8786C1
Protanopia#8686C1
Protanomaly#8786C1
Deuteranopia#8686C1
Deuteranomaly#8786C1
Tritanopia#7D8F8F
Tritanomaly#818CA5
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #8786C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8786c1: #8786C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8786C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8786c1': '#8786C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.525, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_8786c1">#8786C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8786C1"

More Blue Colors

#8786C1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8786C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8786C1?

#8786C1 is a light blue — rgb(135, 134, 193) in RGB and hsl(241, 32%, 64%) 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 9.82.

What is the RGB value of #8786C1?

#8786C1 is rgb(135, 134, 193) — red 135, green 134, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8786C1?

#8786C1 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8786C1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8786C1 scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8786C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8786C1 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 19.99, which is visibly different.

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