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#8D87CF Color

#8D87CF is rgb(141, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(245, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 35%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D87CF
HEX#8D87CF
RGBrgb(141, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(245, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(245, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.106 286.9)
LABlab(59.05% 14.85 -36.73)
LCHlch(59.05% 39.62 292.01)

What #8D87CF 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 #8D87CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.77Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.98Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.14Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.39Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.23

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

#8D87CF Channel Values

How #8D87CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D87CF 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 text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D87CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D87CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D87CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D87CF
Complementary
#C9CF87
Analogous
#87A5CF
Analogous
#B187CF
Triadic
#CF8D87
Triadic
#87CF8D
Split comp.
#CFB187
Split comp.
#A5CF87

Tints & Shades of #8D87CF

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

#9B95D5
#ACA7DC
#BAB6E2
#CBC8E9
#D9D7EF
#EAE9F6

Shades

#6E66C2
#5047B3
#413A92
#332D71
#242050
#15132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D87CF.

How #8D87CF 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#8D87CF
Protanopia#8888CF
Protanomaly#8A88CF
Deuteranopia#8989CF
Deuteranomaly#8B88CF
Tritanopia#819393
Tritanomaly#868EAE
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #8D87CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d87cf: #8D87CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D87CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d87cf': '#8D87CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_8d87cf">#8D87CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D87CF"

More Blue Colors

#8D87CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8D87CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D87CF?

#8D87CF is a light blue — rgb(141, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(245, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.77.

What is the RGB value of #8D87CF?

#8D87CF is rgb(141, 135, 207) — red 141, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D87CF?

#8D87CF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D87CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D87CF scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D87CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D87CF 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 18.03, which is visibly different.

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