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#8E6BBD Color

#8E6BBD is rgb(142, 107, 189) in RGB, hsl(266, 38%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 43%, 0%, 26%) 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E6BBD
HEX#8E6BBD
RGBrgb(142, 107, 189)
HSLhsl(266, 38%, 58%)
HSVhsv(266, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 43%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.126 302.4)
LABlab(51.43% 27.05 -38.38)
LCHlch(51.43% 46.96 305.18)

What #8E6BBD 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 #8E6BBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.13Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.65Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.7Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.58Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.03Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.47

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

#8E6BBD Channel Values

How #8E6BBD 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 142 · G 107 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 38% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E6BBD 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E6BBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E6BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E6BBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E6BBD
Complementary
#99BD6B
Analogous
#6B71BD
Analogous
#B76BBD
Triadic
#BD8E6B
Triadic
#6BBD8E
Split comp.
#BDB76B
Split comp.
#71BD6B

Tints & Shades of #8E6BBD

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

#9F80C6
#AC92CE
#BCA7D7
#CCBCE1
#DCD1EA
#EAE3F2

Shades

#794FB0
#684497
#55377B
#412B5F
#2E1E43
#1D132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E6BBD.

How #8E6BBD 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#8E6BBD
Protanopia#7272BD
Protanomaly#7E6FBD
Deuteranopia#7878BC
Deuteranomaly#8173BD
Tritanopia#827979
Tritanomaly#877499
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #8E6BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e6bbd: #8E6BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E6BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e6bbd': '#8E6BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.420, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_8e6bbd">#8E6BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E6BBD"

More Purple Colors

#8E6BBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8E6BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E6BBD?

#8E6BBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(142, 107, 189) in RGB and hsl(266, 38%, 58%) 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #8E6BBD?

#8E6BBD is rgb(142, 107, 189) — red 142, green 107, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E6BBD?

#8E6BBD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 43%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E6BBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8E6BBD scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E6BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E6BBD 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 13.44, which is visibly different.

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