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#8066A3 Color

#8066A3 is rgb(128, 102, 163) in RGB, hsl(266, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8066A3
HEX#8066A3
RGBrgb(128, 102, 163)
HSLhsl(266, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(266, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.096 303)
LABlab(47.69% 20.32 -29.27)
LCHlch(47.69% 35.64 304.77)

What #8066A3 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 #8066A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.58Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.47Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.31Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.32Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.95French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.3

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

#8066A3 Channel Values

How #8066A3 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 102 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8066A3 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8066A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8066A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8066A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8066A3
Complementary
#89A366
Analogous
#666AA3
Analogous
#9F66A3
Triadic
#A38166
Triadic
#66A381
Split comp.
#A39F66
Split comp.
#6AA366

Tints & Shades of #8066A3

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

#937CB1
#A38FBC
#B5A6C9
#C5B9D5
#D7CFE2
#E7E2EE

Shades

#6F568F
#5E4979
#4C3B63
#3E3050
#2C2239
#1B1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8066A3.

How #8066A3 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#8066A3
Protanopia#6B6BA3
Protanomaly#7469A3
Deuteranopia#6F6FA3
Deuteranomaly#766CA3
Tritanopia#777070
Tritanomaly#7B6C87
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #8066A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8066a3: #8066A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8066A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8066a3': '#8066A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.400, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8066a3">#8066A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8066A3"

More Purple Colors

#8066A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8066A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8066A3?

#8066A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 102, 163) in RGB and hsl(266, 25%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #8066A3?

#8066A3 is rgb(128, 102, 163) — red 128, green 102, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8066A3?

#8066A3 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8066A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8066A3 scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8066A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8066A3 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.03, which is visibly different.

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