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#8E6CFE Color

#8E6CFE is rgb(142, 108, 254) in RGB, hsl(254, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E6CFE
HEX#8E6CFE
RGBrgb(142, 108, 254)
HSLhsl(254, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(254, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 57%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.208 290)
LABlab(54.84% 39.92 -69.51)
LCHlch(54.84% 80.16 299.86)

What #8E6CFE 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 #8E6CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.67Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.04Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.93Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.03Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.22Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 16.7

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

#8E6CFE Channel Values

How #8E6CFE 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 108 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E6CFE 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E6CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E6CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E6CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E6CFE
Complementary
#DCFE6C
Analogous
#6C93FE
Analogous
#D76CFE
Triadic
#FE8E6C
Triadic
#6CFE8E
Split comp.
#FED76C
Split comp.
#93FE6C

Tints & Shades of #8E6CFE

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

#9E80FE
#AD94FE
#BDA9FF
#C8B8FF
#D8CCFF
#E8E1FF

Shades

#6739FE
#440BFE
#3301D5
#2801A7
#1C0175
#110047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E6CFE.

How #8E6CFE 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#8E6CFE
Protanopia#7373FE
Protanomaly#7F70FE
Deuteranopia#7979FE
Deuteranomaly#8274FE
Tritanopia#708A8A
Tritanomaly#7D7FC4
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #8E6CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e6cfe: #8E6CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E6CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e6cfe': '#8E6CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.424, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8e6cfe">#8E6CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E6CFE"

More Blue Colors

#8E6CFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8E6CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E6CFE?

#8E6CFE is a light blue — rgb(142, 108, 254) in RGB and hsl(254, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #8E6CFE?

#8E6CFE is rgb(142, 108, 254) — red 142, green 108, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E6CFE?

#8E6CFE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 57%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E6CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8E6CFE scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E6CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E6CFE 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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