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#8238AD Color

#8238AD is rgb(130, 56, 173) in RGB, hsl(278, 51%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 68%, 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 7.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8238AD
HEX#8238AD
RGBrgb(130, 56, 173)
HSLhsl(278, 51%, 45%)
HSVhsv(278, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 68%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.183 310.4)
LABlab(38.44% 47.01 -49.74)
LCHlch(38.44% 68.44 313.39)

What #8238AD 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 #8238AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.07Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.82Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.7Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.78Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 14.21Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.39

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

#8238AD Channel Values

How #8238AD 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 130 · G 56 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 51% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 68% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8238AD 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 text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8238AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8238AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8238AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8238AD
Complementary
#63AD38
Analogous
#4838AD
Analogous
#AD389E
Triadic
#AD8238
Triadic
#38AD82
Split comp.
#9EAD38
Split comp.
#38AD48

Tints & Shades of #8238AD

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

#974AC4
#A765CD
#B884D7
#C89FE0
#DABEEA
#E9D8F3

Shades

#713196
#60297F
#4E2268
#401B55
#2E143E
#1D0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8238AD.

How #8238AD 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#8238AD
Protanopia#4B4BAD
Protanomaly#6644AD
Deuteranopia#5959AC
Deuteranomaly#6C4EAC
Tritanopia#745353
Tritanomaly#7A4A81
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8238AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8238ad: #8238AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8238AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8238ad': '#8238AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.220, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_8238ad">#8238AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8238AD"

More Purple Colors

#8238AD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8238AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8238AD?

#8238AD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 56, 173) in RGB and hsl(278, 51%, 45%) 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 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #8238AD?

#8238AD is rgb(130, 56, 173) — red 130, green 56, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8238AD?

#8238AD converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 68%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8238AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8238AD scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8238AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8238AD 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 10.7, which is visibly different.

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