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#8326C9 Color

#8326C9 is rgb(131, 38, 201) in RGB, hsl(274, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8326C9
HEX#8326C9
RGBrgb(131, 38, 201)
HSLhsl(274, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(274, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.23 304.8)
LABlab(37.81% 59.03 -67.19)
LCHlch(37.81% 89.44 311.30)

What #8326C9 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 #8326C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.31French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.55Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.57Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.22Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.51Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.14

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

#8326C9 Channel Values

How #8326C9 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 131 · G 38 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.81:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8326C9 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 text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8326C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8326C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8326C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8326C9
Complementary
#6DC926
Analogous
#3126C9
Analogous
#C926BE
Triadic
#C98326
Triadic
#26C983
Split comp.
#BEC926
Split comp.
#26C931

Tints & Shades of #8326C9

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

#943AD9
#A75CE0
#B77AE6
#C798EB
#D8B6F1
#EAD8F8

Shades

#7221B0
#611D96
#51187C
#3D125E
#2C0D45
#1C082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8326C9.

How #8326C9 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#8326C9
Protanopia#4242C9
Protanomaly#6339C9
Deuteranopia#5454C8
Deuteranomaly#6A46C8
Tritanopia#6E5555
Tritanomaly#774692
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #8326C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8326c9: #8326C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8326C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8326c9': '#8326C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.149, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_8326c9">#8326C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8326C9"

More Purple Colors

#8326C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8326C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8326C9?

#8326C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 38, 201) in RGB and hsl(274, 68%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #8326C9?

#8326C9 is rgb(131, 38, 201) — red 131, green 38, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8326C9?

#8326C9 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 81%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8326C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8326C9 scores 6.81:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8326C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8326C9 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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