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#8D76DB Color

#8D76DB is rgb(141, 118, 219) in RGB, hsl(254, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D76DB
HEX#8D76DB
RGBrgb(141, 118, 219)
HSLhsl(254, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(254, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.148 292.1)
LABlab(55.29% 26.67 -49.35)
LCHlch(55.29% 56.10 298.39)

What #8D76DB 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 #8D76DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.26Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.51Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.46Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.2Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.53Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.66

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

#8D76DB Channel Values

How #8D76DB 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 118 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D76DB 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D76DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D76DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D76DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D76DB
Complementary
#C3DB76
Analogous
#7691DB
Analogous
#C076DB
Triadic
#DB8D76
Triadic
#76DB8D
Split comp.
#DBC076
Split comp.
#91DB76

Tints & Shades of #8D76DB

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

#9E8AE0
#AC9AE4
#BCAEEA
#CABFEE
#DAD3F3
#E8E3F8

Shades

#6F52D1
#5533C1
#452A9D
#37217D
#271859
#170E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D76DB.

How #8D76DB 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#8D76DB
Protanopia#7A7ADB
Protanomaly#8279DB
Deuteranopia#7E7EDB
Deuteranomaly#847BDB
Tritanopia#7B8888
Tritanomaly#8381B0
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #8D76DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d76db: #8D76DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D76DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d76db': '#8D76DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.463, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8d76db">#8D76DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D76DB"

More Blue Colors

#8D76DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8D76DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D76DB?

#8D76DB is a light blue — rgb(141, 118, 219) in RGB and hsl(254, 58%, 66%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #8D76DB?

#8D76DB is rgb(141, 118, 219) — red 141, green 118, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D76DB?

#8D76DB converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D76DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D76DB scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D76DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D76DB 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 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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