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#8C7EED Color

#8C7EED is rgb(140, 126, 237) in RGB, hsl(248, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C7EED
HEX#8C7EED
RGBrgb(140, 126, 237)
HSLhsl(248, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(248, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.161 286.9)
LABlab(57.97% 25.85 -55.14)
LCHlch(57.97% 60.90 295.12)

What #8C7EED 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 #8C7EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.19Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.73Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.37Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.99Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.39Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 16.45

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

#8C7EED Channel Values

How #8C7EED 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 126 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C7EED 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C7EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C7EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C7EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C7EED
Complementary
#DEED7D
Analogous
#7DA6ED
Analogous
#C47DED
Triadic
#ED8C7D
Triadic
#7DED8C
Split comp.
#EDC47D
Split comp.
#A6ED7D

Tints & Shades of #8C7EED

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

#9C8FF0
#ACA1F2
#BBB3F5
#C7C0F6
#D7D2F9
#E7E4FB

Shades

#6450E7
#4028E2
#2F1ABC
#251494
#1A0E67
#10093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C7EED.

How #8C7EED 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#8C7EED
Protanopia#8181ED
Protanomaly#8580ED
Deuteranopia#8383ED
Deuteranomaly#8781ED
Tritanopia#769292
Tritanomaly#7F8BBE
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8C7EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c7eed: #8C7EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C7EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c7eed': '#8C7EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.494, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8c7eed">#8C7EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C7EED"

More Blue Colors

#8C7EED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8C7EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C7EED?

#8C7EED is a light blue — rgb(140, 126, 237) in RGB and hsl(248, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #8C7EED?

#8C7EED is rgb(140, 126, 237) — red 140, green 126, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C7EED?

#8C7EED converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C7EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8C7EED scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C7EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C7EED 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 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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