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#8034AD Color

#8034AD is rgb(128, 52, 173) in RGB, hsl(278, 54%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 70%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8034AD
HEX#8034AD
RGBrgb(128, 52, 173)
HSLhsl(278, 54%, 44%)
HSVhsv(278, 70%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 70%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.188 310)
LABlab(37.48% 48.28 -51.30)
LCHlch(37.48% 70.44 313.26)

What #8034AD 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 #8034AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 5.61Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.87Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.66Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.76Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.71Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.84

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

#8034AD Channel Values

How #8034AD 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 128 · G 52 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 54% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 70% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8034AD 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8034AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8034AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8034AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8034AD
Complementary
#60AD34
Analogous
#4434AD
Analogous
#AD349D
Triadic
#AD8034
Triadic
#34AD80
Split comp.
#9DAD34
Split comp.
#34AD44

Tints & Shades of #8034AD

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

#9643C7
#A65ECF
#B77DD8
#C89DE2
#DABCEB
#E9D8F3

Shades

#6F2D95
#602782
#4F206A
#3D1952
#2C123B
#1D0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8034AD.

How #8034AD 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#8034AD
Protanopia#4848AD
Protanomaly#6341AD
Deuteranopia#5757AC
Deuteranomaly#6A4BAC
Tritanopia#725151
Tritanomaly#784780
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8034AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8034ad: #8034AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8034AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8034ad': '#8034AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.204, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_8034ad">#8034AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8034AD"

More Purple Colors

#8034AD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8034AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8034AD?

#8034AD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 52, 173) in RGB and hsl(278, 54%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #8034AD?

#8034AD is rgb(128, 52, 173) — red 128, green 52, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8034AD?

#8034AD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 70%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8034AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8034AD scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8034AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8034AD 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 11.66, which is visibly different.

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