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#8043B1 Color

#8043B1 is rgb(128, 67, 177) in RGB, hsl(273, 45%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8043B1
HEX#8043B1
RGBrgb(128, 67, 177)
HSLhsl(273, 45%, 48%)
HSVhsv(273, 62%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.171 306.9)
LABlab(40.40% 41.95 -48.98)
LCHlch(40.40% 64.49 310.58)

What #8043B1 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 #8043B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.77Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.84Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.01Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.69Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.24Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.45

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

#8043B1 Channel Values

How #8043B1 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 67 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 45% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 62% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.26:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8043B1 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 text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8043B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8043B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8043B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8043B1
Complementary
#75B143
Analogous
#4943B1
Analogous
#B143AC
Triadic
#B18043
Triadic
#43B180
Split comp.
#ACB143
Split comp.
#43B149

Tints & Shades of #8043B1

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

#9159C0
#A272CA
#B48CD4
#C7AADF
#D8C4E9
#E9DEF2

Shades

#703B9B
#5D3181
#4D296B
#3D2055
#2D183F
#1B0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8043B1.

How #8043B1 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#8043B1
Protanopia#5252B1
Protanomaly#674CB1
Deuteranopia#5D5DB0
Deuteranomaly#6D54B1
Tritanopia#725B5B
Tritanomaly#785286
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8043B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8043b1: #8043B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8043B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8043b1': '#8043B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.263, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_8043b1">#8043B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8043B1"

More Purple Colors

#8043B1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8043B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8043B1?

#8043B1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 67, 177) in RGB and hsl(273, 45%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #8043B1?

#8043B1 is rgb(128, 67, 177) — red 128, green 67, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8043B1?

#8043B1 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8043B1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8043B1 scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8043B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8043B1 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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