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#8965EC Color

#8965EC is rgb(137, 101, 236) in RGB, hsl(256, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 57%, 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8965EC
HEX#8965EC
RGBrgb(137, 101, 236)
HSLhsl(256, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(256, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.195 291.9)
LABlab(51.81% 38.48 -64.43)
LCHlch(51.81% 75.04 300.85)

What #8965EC 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 #8965EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.11Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.18Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.71Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.67Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.77Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.07

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

#8965EC Channel Values

How #8965EC 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 137 · G 101 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8965EC 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8965EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8965EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8965EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8965EC
Complementary
#C8EC65
Analogous
#6584EC
Analogous
#CC65EC
Triadic
#EC8965
Triadic
#65EC89
Split comp.
#ECCC65
Split comp.
#84EC65

Tints & Shades of #8965EC

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
#A88EF1
#B9A4F4
#C7B6F6
#D9CDF9
#E7DFFB

Shades

#693CE7
#4E1BDA
#3F16B1
#32118D
#240C64
#15073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8965EC.

How #8965EC 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#8965EC
Protanopia#6C6CEC
Protanomaly#7969EC
Deuteranopia#7272EC
Deuteranomaly#7C6DEC
Tritanopia#6F8181
Tritanomaly#7A77B6
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #8965EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8965ec: #8965EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8965EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8965ec': '#8965EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.396, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8965ec">#8965EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8965EC"

More Purple Colors

#8965EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8965EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8965EC?

#8965EC is a light purple — rgb(137, 101, 236) in RGB and hsl(256, 78%, 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #8965EC?

#8965EC is rgb(137, 101, 236) — red 137, green 101, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8965EC?

#8965EC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 57%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8965EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8965EC scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8965EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8965EC 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 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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