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#8D68FD Color

#8D68FD is rgb(141, 104, 253) in RGB, hsl(255, 97%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D68FD
HEX#8D68FD
RGBrgb(141, 104, 253)
HSLhsl(255, 97%, 70%)
HSVhsv(255, 59%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.212 290.4)
LABlab(53.82% 41.58 -70.62)
LCHlch(53.82% 81.95 300.49)

What #8D68FD 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 #8D68FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.64Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.14Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.68Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.5Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.44Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.73

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

#8D68FD Channel Values

How #8D68FD 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 141 · G 104 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 97% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 59% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D68FD 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D68FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D68FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D68FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D68FD
Complementary
#D8FD68
Analogous
#688DFD
Analogous
#D868FD
Triadic
#FD8D68
Triadic
#68FD8D
Split comp.
#FDD868
Split comp.
#8DFD68

Tints & Shades of #8D68FD

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

#9D7CFD
#AC90FD
#BBA5FE
#CAB9FE
#D9CDFE
#E8E1FF

Shades

#6B3BFC
#4509FB
#3703D3
#2A02A1
#1E0274
#110141

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D68FD.

How #8D68FD 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#8D68FD
Protanopia#6F6FFD
Protanomaly#7C6DFD
Deuteranopia#7676FD
Deuteranomaly#8071FD
Tritanopia#6F8888
Tritanomaly#7C7CC2
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D68FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d68fd: #8D68FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D68FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d68fd': '#8D68FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.408, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_8d68fd">#8D68FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D68FD"

More Purple Colors

#8D68FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D68FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D68FD?

#8D68FD is a light purple — rgb(141, 104, 253) in RGB and hsl(255, 97%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.64.

What is the RGB value of #8D68FD?

#8D68FD is rgb(141, 104, 253) — red 141, green 104, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D68FD?

#8D68FD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D68FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D68FD scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D68FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D68FD 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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