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#8C6AFB Color

#8C6AFB is rgb(140, 106, 251) in RGB, hsl(254, 95%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 2%) 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 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C6AFB
HEX#8C6AFB
RGBrgb(140, 106, 251)
HSLhsl(254, 95%, 70%)
HSVhsv(254, 58%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.207 290)
LABlab(54.04% 39.83 -69.16)
LCHlch(54.04% 79.81 299.94)

What #8C6AFB 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 #8C6AFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.12Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.66Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.86Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.29Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.42Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 16.62

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

#8C6AFB Channel Values

How #8C6AFB 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 140 · G 106 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 95% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 58% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C6AFB 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C6AFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C6AFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C6AFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C6AFB
Complementary
#D9FB6A
Analogous
#6A91FB
Analogous
#D46AFB
Triadic
#FB8C6A
Triadic
#6AFB8C
Split comp.
#FBD46A
Split comp.
#91FB6A

Tints & Shades of #8C6AFB

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

#9B7EFC
#AA92FC
#BAA5FD
#C9B9FD
#D9CDFE
#E8E1FE

Shades

#693DFA
#430BF9
#3505D1
#28049F
#1D0372
#100241

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C6AFB.

How #8C6AFB 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#8C6AFB
Protanopia#7171FB
Protanomaly#7D6EFB
Deuteranopia#7777FB
Deuteranomaly#8072FB
Tritanopia#6F8888
Tritanomaly#7B7DC1
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #8C6AFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c6afb: #8C6AFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C6AFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c6afb': '#8C6AFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.416, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_8c6afb">#8C6AFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C6AFB"

More Blue Colors

#8C6AFB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8C6AFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C6AFB?

#8C6AFB is a light blue — rgb(140, 106, 251) in RGB and hsl(254, 95%, 70%) 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 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #8C6AFB?

#8C6AFB is rgb(140, 106, 251) — red 140, green 106, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C6AFB?

#8C6AFB converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C6AFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8C6AFB scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C6AFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C6AFB 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 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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