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#8873CE Color

#8873CE is rgb(136, 115, 206) in RGB, hsl(254, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8873CE
HEX#8873CE
RGBrgb(136, 115, 206)
HSLhsl(254, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(254, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.135 292.6)
LABlab(53.50% 24.14 -44.87)
LCHlch(53.50% 50.95 298.28)

What #8873CE 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 #8873CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.23Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.34Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.55Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.95Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.6Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.02

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

#8873CE Channel Values

How #8873CE 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 115 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8873CE 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8873CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8873CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8873CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8873CE
Complementary
#B9CE73
Analogous
#738CCE
Analogous
#B673CE
Triadic
#CE8873
Triadic
#73CE88
Split comp.
#CEB673
Split comp.
#8CCE73

Tints & Shades of #8873CE

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

#9986D5
#A999DB
#B9ACE2
#C9BFE8
#D9D2EF
#E9E5F6

Shades

#6F55C3
#573DAE
#48328F
#37266D
#281C4F
#17102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8873CE.

How #8873CE 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#8873CE
Protanopia#7777CE
Protanomaly#7E75CE
Deuteranopia#7A7ACE
Deuteranomaly#8078CE
Tritanopia#788383
Tritanomaly#7F7DA6
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8873CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8873ce: #8873CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8873CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8873ce': '#8873CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.451, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8873ce">#8873CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8873CE"

More Blue Colors

#8873CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8873CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8873CE?

#8873CE is a light blue — rgb(136, 115, 206) in RGB and hsl(254, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #8873CE?

#8873CE is rgb(136, 115, 206) — red 136, green 115, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8873CE?

#8873CE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8873CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8873CE scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8873CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8873CE 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 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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