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#8F76FE Color

#8F76FE is rgb(143, 118, 254) in RGB, hsl(251, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 54%, 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 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F76FE
HEX#8F76FE
RGBrgb(143, 118, 254)
HSLhsl(251, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(251, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.194 288.3)
LABlab(57.18% 34.78 -65.75)
LCHlch(57.18% 74.39 297.88)

What #8F76FE 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 #8F76FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.02Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.99Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 15.15Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.27Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.33Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.68

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

#8F76FE Channel Values

How #8F76FE 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 118 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F76FE 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F76FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F76FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F76FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F76FE
Complementary
#E5FE76
Analogous
#76A1FE
Analogous
#D376FE
Triadic
#FE8F76
Triadic
#76FE8F
Split comp.
#FED376
Split comp.
#A1FE76

Tints & Shades of #8F76FE

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

#A08AFE
#AC9AFE
#BDAEFF
#C9BDFF
#DAD1FF
#E6E1FF

Shades

#6543FE
#3C10FE
#2901DA
#2001AD
#17017A
#0D0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F76FE.

How #8F76FE 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#8F76FE
Protanopia#7B7BFE
Protanomaly#8379FE
Deuteranopia#7F7FFE
Deuteranomaly#867BFE
Tritanopia#739191
Tritanomaly#7F87C6
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #8F76FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f76fe: #8F76FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F76FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f76fe': '#8F76FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.463, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8f76fe">#8F76FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F76FE"

More Blue Colors

#8F76FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8F76FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F76FE?

#8F76FE is a light blue — rgb(143, 118, 254) in RGB and hsl(251, 99%, 73%) 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 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #8F76FE?

#8F76FE is rgb(143, 118, 254) — red 143, green 118, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F76FE?

#8F76FE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F76FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F76FE scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F76FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F76FE 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 6.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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