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#908CCF Color

#908CCF is rgb(144, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(244, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 10.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#908CCF
HEX#908CCF
RGBrgb(144, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(244, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(244, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.098 286.2)
LABlab(60.59% 13.07 -34.31)
LCHlch(60.59% 36.71 290.86)

What #908CCF 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 #908CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#908CCF Channel Values

How #908CCF 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 144 · G 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #908CCF 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #908CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #908CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #908CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #908CCF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #908CCF.

How #908CCF 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#908CCF
Protanopia#8D8DCF
Protanomaly#8E8CCF
Deuteranopia#8D8DCF
Deuteranomaly#8E8DCF
Tritanopia#859797
Tritanomaly#8993B0
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #908CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-908ccf: #908CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #908CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-908ccf': '#908CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_908ccf">#908CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#908CCF"

More Blue Colors

#908CCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#908CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #908CCF?

#908CCF is a light blue — rgb(144, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(244, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.26.

What is the RGB value of #908CCF?

#908CCF is rgb(144, 140, 207) — red 144, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #908CCF?

#908CCF converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #908CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #908CCF scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #908CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #908CCF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 18.79, which is visibly different.

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