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#8864ED Color

#8864ED is rgb(136, 100, 237) in RGB, hsl(256, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 58%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8864ED
HEX#8864ED
RGBrgb(136, 100, 237)
HSLhsl(256, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(256, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 58%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.197 291.5)
LABlab(51.55% 38.99 -65.41)
LCHlch(51.55% 76.15 300.79)

What #8864ED 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 #8864ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.26Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.47Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.05Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.58Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.25Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.44

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

#8864ED Channel Values

How #8864ED 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 100 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8864ED 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8864ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8864ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8864ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8864ED
Complementary
#C8ED64
Analogous
#6484ED
Analogous
#CD64ED
Triadic
#ED8864
Triadic
#64ED88
Split comp.
#EDCD64
Split comp.
#84ED64

Tints & Shades of #8864ED

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

#9A7BEF
#A88DF2
#B9A4F4
#C7B6F6
#D9CDF9
#E7DFFB

Shades

#693BE8
#4D1ADB
#3F15B2
#32118D
#230C64
#15073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8864ED.

How #8864ED 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#8864ED
Protanopia#6B6BED
Protanomaly#7868ED
Deuteranopia#7272ED
Deuteranomaly#7B6CED
Tritanopia#6E8181
Tritanomaly#7976B6
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #8864ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8864ed: #8864ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8864ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8864ed': '#8864ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.392, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8864ed">#8864ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8864ED"

More Purple Colors

#8864ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8864ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8864ED?

#8864ED is a light purple — rgb(136, 100, 237) in RGB and hsl(256, 79%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #8864ED?

#8864ED is rgb(136, 100, 237) — red 136, green 100, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8864ED?

#8864ED converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 58%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8864ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8864ED scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8864ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8864ED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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