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#8860C7 Color

#8860C7 is rgb(136, 96, 199) in RGB, hsl(263, 48%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8860C7
HEX#8860C7
RGBrgb(136, 96, 199)
HSLhsl(263, 48%, 58%)
HSVhsv(263, 52%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.156 299.4)
LABlab(48.67% 33.19 -48.53)
LCHlch(48.67% 58.79 304.37)

What #8860C7 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 #8860C7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 5.26Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.33Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.8Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.54Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.11

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

#8860C7 Channel Values

How #8860C7 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 136 · G 96 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 48% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 52% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8860C7 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8860C7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8860C7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8860C7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8860C7
Complementary
#A0C760
Analogous
#606CC7
Analogous
#BB60C7
Triadic
#C78860
Triadic
#60C788
Split comp.
#C7BB60
Split comp.
#6CC760

Tints & Shades of #8860C7

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

#9977CF
#A78AD6
#B8A1DE
#C9B7E6
#DACEEE
#E8E1F4

Shades

#7142BD
#6139A2
#4F2E84
#3D2466
#2B1948
#1B102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8860C7.

How #8860C7 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#8860C7
Protanopia#6868C7
Protanomaly#7665C7
Deuteranopia#6F6FC6
Deuteranomaly#7A69C7
Tritanopia#787474
Tritanomaly#7F6C9C
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8860C7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8860c7: #8860C7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8860C7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8860c7': '#8860C7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.376, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_8860c7">#8860C7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8860C7"

More Purple Colors

#8860C7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8860C7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8860C7?

#8860C7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 96, 199) in RGB and hsl(263, 48%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #8860C7?

#8860C7 is rgb(136, 96, 199) — red 136, green 96, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8860C7?

#8860C7 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8860C7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8860C7 scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8860C7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8860C7 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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