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#8A88F6 Color

#8A88F6 is rgb(138, 136, 246) in RGB, hsl(241, 86%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 45%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 12.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A88F6
HEX#8A88F6
RGBrgb(138, 136, 246)
HSLhsl(241, 86%, 75%)
HSVhsv(241, 45%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 45%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.159 282.1)
LABlab(60.69% 21.83 -55.80)
LCHlch(60.69% 59.92 291.36)

What #8A88F6 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 #8A88F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#8A88F6 Channel Values

How #8A88F6 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 136 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 86% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 45% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A88F6 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A88F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A88F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8A88F6

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.

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How #8A88F6 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#8A88F6
Protanopia#8888F6
Protanomaly#8988F6
Deuteranopia#8989F6
Deuteranomaly#8988F6
Tritanopia#729C9C
Tritanomaly#7C94C6
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #8A88F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a88f6: #8A88F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A88F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a88f6': '#8A88F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.533, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_8a88f6">#8A88F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A88F6"

More Blue Colors

#8A88F6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8A88F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A88F6?

#8A88F6 is a light blue — rgb(138, 136, 246) in RGB and hsl(241, 86%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.78.

What is the RGB value of #8A88F6?

#8A88F6 is rgb(138, 136, 246) — red 138, green 136, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A88F6?

#8A88F6 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 45%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A88F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A88F6 scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A88F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A88F6 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 12.78, which is visibly different.

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