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#8E7DBF Color

#8E7DBF is rgb(142, 125, 191) in RGB, hsl(255, 34%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 25%) 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 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E7DBF
HEX#8E7DBF
RGBrgb(142, 125, 191)
HSLhsl(255, 34%, 62%)
HSVhsv(255, 35%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.099 295.3)
LABlab(55.97% 17.51 -32.47)
LCHlch(55.97% 36.89 298.33)

What #8E7DBF 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 #8E7DBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.54Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.54Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.2Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.45Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.62African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.41

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

#8E7DBF Channel Values

How #8E7DBF 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 125 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 34% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 35% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E7DBF 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E7DBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E7DBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E7DBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E7DBF
Complementary
#AFBF7D
Analogous
#7D8EBF
Analogous
#AF7DBF
Triadic
#BF8E7D
Triadic
#7DBF8E
Split comp.
#BFAF7D
Split comp.
#8EBF7D

Tints & Shades of #8E7DBF

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

#9D8EC7
#AB9FD0
#BAB0D8
#CCC5E2
#DBD6EB
#EAE7F3

Shades

#7662B2
#5F4C9A
#4E3E7E
#3D3163
#2C2348
#191429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E7DBF.

How #8E7DBF 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#8E7DBF
Protanopia#8080BF
Protanomaly#867FBF
Deuteranopia#8383BF
Deuteranomaly#8781BF
Tritanopia#848888
Tritanomaly#8884A1
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #8E7DBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e7dbf: #8E7DBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E7DBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e7dbf': '#8E7DBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.490, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_8e7dbf">#8E7DBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E7DBF"

More Purple Colors

#8E7DBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8E7DBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E7DBF?

#8E7DBF is a light purple — rgb(142, 125, 191) in RGB and hsl(255, 34%, 62%) 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 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #8E7DBF?

#8E7DBF is rgb(142, 125, 191) — red 142, green 125, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E7DBF?

#8E7DBF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E7DBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8E7DBF scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E7DBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E7DBF 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 23.1, which is visibly different.

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