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#8F6687 Color

#8F6687 is rgb(143, 102, 135) in RGB, hsl(312, 17%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F6687
HEX#8F6687
RGBrgb(143, 102, 135)
HSLhsl(312, 17%, 48%)
HSVhsv(312, 29%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.07 333.5)
LABlab(48.39% 21.16 -11.51)
LCHlch(48.39% 24.09 331.46)

What #8F6687 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 #8F6687, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 5.37Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 6.22French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.16Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.74Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.63Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 13.02

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

#8F6687 Channel Values

How #8F6687 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 143 · G 102 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 17% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 29% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 6% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F6687 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.

TextWhite text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8F6687

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F6687; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F6687
Complementary
#668F6E
Analogous
#83668F
Analogous
#8F6672
Triadic
#878F66
Triadic
#66878F
Split comp.
#728F66
Split comp.
#668F83

Tints & Shades of #8F6687

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

#A07998
#AF8EA8
#BDA3B8
#CEBACA
#DDCFDA
#ECE4EA

Shades

#7D5976
#684A62
#573D51
#453141
#332430
#1E151C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F6687.

How #8F6687 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#8F6687
Protanopia#6E6E87
Protanomaly#7D6B87
Deuteranopia#767686
Deuteranomaly#817086
Tritanopia#8C6B6B
Tritanomaly#8D6977
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #8F6687 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f6687: #8F6687;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F6687;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f6687': '#8F6687' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.400, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_8f6687">#8F6687</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F6687"

More Pink Colors

#8F6687 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8F6687 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F6687?

#8F6687 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(143, 102, 135) in RGB and hsl(312, 17%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #8F6687?

#8F6687 is rgb(143, 102, 135) — red 143, green 102, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F6687?

#8F6687 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F6687 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F6687 scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F6687 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F6687 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.31, which is visibly different.

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