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#8E7AFF Color

#8E7AFF is rgb(142, 122, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 52%, 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 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E7AFF
HEX#8E7AFF
RGBrgb(142, 122, 255)
HSLhsl(249, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(249, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.19 286.9)
LABlab(58.07% 32.58 -64.89)
LCHlch(58.07% 72.61 296.66)

What #8E7AFF 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 #8E7AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.08Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.74Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 14.78Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.13Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.33Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.43

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

#8E7AFF Channel Values

How #8E7AFF 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 122 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E7AFF 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E7AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E7AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E7AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E7AFF
Complementary
#EBFF7A
Analogous
#7AA9FF
Analogous
#D17AFF
Triadic
#FF8E7A
Triadic
#7AFF8E
Split comp.
#FFD17A
Split comp.
#A9FF7A

Tints & Shades of #8E7AFF

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

#9B8AFF
#AD9EFF
#BAADFF
#CBC2FF
#D8D1FF
#E9E5FF

Shades

#6347FF
#3814FF
#2200E0
#1A00AD
#12007A
#0B0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E7AFF.

How #8E7AFF 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#8E7AFF
Protanopia#7E7EFF
Protanomaly#857CFF
Deuteranopia#8181FF
Deuteranomaly#867EFF
Tritanopia#729494
Tritanomaly#7E8AC8
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #8E7AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e7aff: #8E7AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E7AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e7aff': '#8E7AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.478, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8e7aff">#8E7AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E7AFF"

More Blue Colors

#8E7AFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8E7AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E7AFF?

#8E7AFF is a light blue — rgb(142, 122, 255) in RGB and hsl(249, 100%, 74%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #8E7AFF?

#8E7AFF is rgb(142, 122, 255) — red 142, green 122, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E7AFF?

#8E7AFF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E7AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8E7AFF scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E7AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E7AFF 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 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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