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#8874A4 Color

#8874A4 is rgb(136, 116, 164) in RGB, hsl(265, 21%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 36%) 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 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8874A4
HEX#8874A4
RGBrgb(136, 116, 164)
HSLhsl(265, 21%, 55%)
HSVhsv(265, 29%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.075 303.3)
LABlab(52.12% 15.46 -22.96)
LCHlch(52.12% 27.68 303.94)

What #8874A4 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 #8874A4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.16Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.57Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.61French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.76Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.7Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.75

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

#8874A4 Channel Values

How #8874A4 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 116 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 21% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 29% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8874A4 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 text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8874A4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8874A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8874A4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8874A4
Complementary
#90A474
Analogous
#7478A4
Analogous
#A074A4
Triadic
#A48874
Triadic
#74A488
Split comp.
#A4A074
Split comp.
#78A474

Tints & Shades of #8874A4

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

#9887B0
#A899BD
#B8ACC9
#CAC1D7
#DAD4E3
#EAE6EF

Shades

#766194
#62517B
#514266
#403450
#2F263B
#1B1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8874A4.

How #8874A4 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#8874A4
Protanopia#7878A4
Protanomaly#7F76A4
Deuteranopia#7B7BA4
Deuteranomaly#8078A4
Tritanopia#817B7B
Tritanomaly#84798D
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8874A4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8874a4: #8874A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8874A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8874a4': '#8874A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.455, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_8874a4">#8874A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8874A4"

More Purple Colors

#8874A4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8874A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8874A4?

#8874A4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 116, 164) in RGB and hsl(265, 21%, 55%) 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 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #8874A4?

#8874A4 is rgb(136, 116, 164) — red 136, green 116, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8874A4?

#8874A4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8874A4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8874A4 scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8874A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8874A4 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 22.38, which is visibly different.

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