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#8D7FC3 Color

#8D7FC3 is rgb(141, 127, 195) in RGB, hsl(252, 36%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D7FC3
HEX#8D7FC3
RGBrgb(141, 127, 195)
HSLhsl(252, 36%, 63%)
HSVhsv(252, 35%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.101 292.7)
LABlab(56.53% 16.85 -33.87)
LCHlch(56.53% 37.83 296.45)

What #8D7FC3 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 #8D7FC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.11Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.25Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.95Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.63Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.37

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

#8D7FC3 Channel Values

How #8D7FC3 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 127 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 36% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 35% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D7FC3 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D7FC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D7FC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D7FC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D7FC3
Complementary
#B5C37F
Analogous
#7F93C3
Analogous
#AE7FC3
Triadic
#C38C7F
Triadic
#7FC38C
Split comp.
#C3AE7F
Split comp.
#93C37F

Tints & Shades of #8D7FC3

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

#9C90CB
#ABA1D3
#BBB3DB
#CAC4E3
#DAD5EB
#E9E7F4

Shades

#7363B6
#5C4BA0
#4C3E84
#3A2F65
#2A2249
#18142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D7FC3.

How #8D7FC3 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#8D7FC3
Protanopia#8282C3
Protanomaly#8681C3
Deuteranopia#8484C3
Deuteranomaly#8882C3
Tritanopia#828A8A
Tritanomaly#8786A4
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D7FC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d7fc3: #8D7FC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D7FC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d7fc3': '#8D7FC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.498, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_8d7fc3">#8D7FC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D7FC3"

More Blue Colors

#8D7FC3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8D7FC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D7FC3?

#8D7FC3 is a light blue — rgb(141, 127, 195) in RGB and hsl(252, 36%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #8D7FC3?

#8D7FC3 is rgb(141, 127, 195) — red 141, green 127, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D7FC3?

#8D7FC3 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D7FC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D7FC3 scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D7FC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D7FC3 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.89, which is visibly different.

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