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#8A76FE Color

#8A76FE is rgb(138, 118, 254) in RGB, hsl(249, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A76FE
HEX#8A76FE
RGBrgb(138, 118, 254)
HSLhsl(249, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(249, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.195 286.4)
LABlab(56.73% 33.53 -66.50)
LCHlch(56.73% 74.47 296.76)

What #8A76FE 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 #8A76FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.46Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.17Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 13.67Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.95Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.47Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.08

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

#8A76FE Channel Values

How #8A76FE 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 138 · G 118 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A76FE 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A76FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A76FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A76FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A76FE
Complementary
#EAFE76
Analogous
#76A6FE
Analogous
#CF76FE
Triadic
#FE8A76
Triadic
#76FE8A
Split comp.
#FECF76
Split comp.
#A6FE76

Tints & Shades of #8A76FE

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

#9C8AFE
#A99AFE
#BAAEFF
#C7BDFF
#D8D1FF
#E5E1FF

Shades

#5F43FE
#3410FE
#2201DA
#1B01AD
#13017A
#0B0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A76FE.

How #8A76FE 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#8A76FE
Protanopia#7A7AFE
Protanomaly#8178FE
Deuteranopia#7D7DFE
Deuteranomaly#827AFE
Tritanopia#6C9191
Tritanomaly#7987C6
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #8A76FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a76fe: #8A76FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A76FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a76fe': '#8A76FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.463, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8a76fe">#8A76FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A76FE"

More Blue Colors

#8A76FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A76FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A76FE?

#8A76FE is a light blue — rgb(138, 118, 254) in RGB and hsl(249, 99%, 73%) 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 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #8A76FE?

#8A76FE is rgb(138, 118, 254) — red 138, green 118, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A76FE?

#8A76FE converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A76FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A76FE scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A76FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A76FE 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 5.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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