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#8B6DEE Color

#8B6DEE is rgb(139, 109, 238) in RGB, hsl(254, 79%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 54%, 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B6DEE
HEX#8B6DEE
RGBrgb(139, 109, 238)
HSLhsl(254, 79%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.186 290.7)
LABlab(53.91% 35.11 -62.17)
LCHlch(53.91% 71.40 299.46)

What #8B6DEE 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 #8B6DEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.21Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.36Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.05Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.06Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.41Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.69

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

#8B6DEE Channel Values

How #8B6DEE 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 139 · G 109 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 79% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B6DEE 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B6DEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B6DEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B6DEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B6DEE
Complementary
#D0EE6D
Analogous
#6D8FEE
Analogous
#CB6DEE
Triadic
#EE8B6D
Triadic
#6DEE8B
Split comp.
#EECB6D
Split comp.
#8FEE6D

Tints & Shades of #8B6DEE

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

#9A7FF0
#AC96F3
#BAA8F5
#C9BBF7
#D7CDF9
#E9E4FC

Shades

#6A44E9
#4A1BE4
#3C16BB
#2E118D
#200C64
#13073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B6DEE.

How #8B6DEE 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#8B6DEE
Protanopia#7373EE
Protanomaly#7D71EE
Deuteranopia#7878EE
Deuteranomaly#8074EE
Tritanopia#728787
Tritanomaly#7D7DB9
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #8B6DEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b6dee: #8B6DEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B6DEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b6dee': '#8B6DEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.427, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_8b6dee">#8B6DEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B6DEE"

More Blue Colors

#8B6DEE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8B6DEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B6DEE?

#8B6DEE is a light blue — rgb(139, 109, 238) in RGB and hsl(254, 79%, 68%) 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #8B6DEE?

#8B6DEE is rgb(139, 109, 238) — red 139, green 109, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B6DEE?

#8B6DEE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B6DEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8B6DEE scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B6DEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B6DEE 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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