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#8985BC Color

#8985BC is rgb(137, 133, 188) in RGB, hsl(244, 29%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 26%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8985BC
HEX#8985BC
RGBrgb(137, 133, 188)
HSLhsl(244, 29%, 63%)
HSVhsv(244, 29%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.082 287.2)
LABlab(57.49% 10.89 -28.46)
LCHlch(57.49% 30.48 290.93)

What #8985BC 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 #8985BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.97Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.66Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.76Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.96Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.13Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.75

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

#8985BC Channel Values

How #8985BC 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 133 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 29% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 29% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8985BC 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8985BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8985BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8985BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8985BC
Complementary
#B8BC85
Analogous
#859DBC
Analogous
#A485BC
Triadic
#BC8985
Triadic
#85BC89
Split comp.
#BCA485
Split comp.
#9DBC85

Tints & Shades of #8985BC

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

#9996C5
#A9A6CE
#B9B7D7
#C9C7E0
#D9D8E9
#E9E8F2

Shades

#6F6BAE
#585397
#49457D
#37355F
#282645
#171627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8985BC.

How #8985BC 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#8985BC
Protanopia#8686BC
Protanomaly#8785BC
Deuteranopia#8686BC
Deuteranomaly#8786BC
Tritanopia#808D8D
Tritanomaly#848AA2
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8985BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8985bc: #8985BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8985BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8985bc': '#8985BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.522, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8985bc">#8985BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8985BC"

More Blue Colors

#8985BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8985BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8985BC?

#8985BC is a light blue — rgb(137, 133, 188) in RGB and hsl(244, 29%, 63%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #8985BC?

#8985BC is rgb(137, 133, 188) — red 137, green 133, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8985BC?

#8985BC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8985BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8985BC scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8985BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8985BC 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 20.49, which is visibly different.

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