Close to Medium Slate Blue
#8763DD
#8763DD is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 38.8% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8763DD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8763DD as they’d see it.
#8763DD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8763DD
What color is #8763DD?
#8763DD is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 38.8% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8763DD in RGB?
#8763DD is rgb(135, 99, 221): 135 red, 99 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8763DD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(39, 55, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8763DD?
PANTONE 293 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8763DD?
Its complement #61850B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.