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#8F88BF Color

#8F88BF is rgb(143, 136, 191) in RGB, hsl(248, 30%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F88BF
HEX#8F88BF
RGBrgb(143, 136, 191)
HSLhsl(248, 30%, 64%)
HSVhsv(248, 29%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.081 289.8)
LABlab(58.90% 11.82 -27.95)
LCHlch(58.90% 30.34 292.92)

What #8F88BF 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 #8F88BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.4Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.2Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.45Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.88Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.93Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.32

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

#8F88BF Channel Values

How #8F88BF 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 136 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 30% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 29% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F88BF 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F88BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F88BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F88BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F88BF
Complementary
#B7BF88
Analogous
#889CBF
Analogous
#AB88BF
Triadic
#BF8F88
Triadic
#88BF8F
Split comp.
#BFAB88
Split comp.
#9CBF88

Tints & Shades of #8F88BF

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

#9F98C8
#AEA9D1
#BEB9DA
#CAC7E1
#DAD7EA
#E9E8F3

Shades

#736AAF
#5D549C
#4C447E
#3C3663
#2A2546
#1A172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F88BF.

How #8F88BF 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#8F88BF
Protanopia#8989BF
Protanomaly#8C89BF
Deuteranopia#8A8ABF
Deuteranomaly#8C89BF
Tritanopia#869090
Tritanomaly#8A8DA5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8F88BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f88bf: #8F88BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F88BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f88bf': '#8F88BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.533, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_8f88bf">#8F88BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F88BF"

More Blue Colors

#8F88BF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8F88BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F88BF?

#8F88BF is a light blue — rgb(143, 136, 191) in RGB and hsl(248, 30%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #8F88BF?

#8F88BF is rgb(143, 136, 191) — red 143, green 136, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F88BF?

#8F88BF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F88BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F88BF scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F88BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F88BF 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.88, which is visibly different.

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