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#8342AE Color

#8342AE is rgb(131, 66, 174) in RGB, hsl(276, 45%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 32%) 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 8.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8342AE
HEX#8342AE
RGBrgb(131, 66, 174)
HSLhsl(276, 45%, 47%)
HSVhsv(276, 62%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.17 309.4)
LABlab(40.44% 42.73 -47.11)
LCHlch(40.44% 63.60 312.21)

What #8342AE 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 #8342AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.13Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.15Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.19Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.51Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.95Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.25

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

#8342AE Channel Values

How #8342AE 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 66 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 45% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 62% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 32%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 #8342AE 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

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Colors That Go With #8342AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8342AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8342AE
Complementary
#6DAE42
Analogous
#4D42AE
Analogous
#AE42A3
Triadic
#AE8342
Triadic
#42AE83
Split comp.
#A3AE42
Split comp.
#42AE4D

Tints & Shades of #8342AE

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

#9455BE
#A772CA
#B78CD4
#C7A6DD
#D8C0E7
#EADEF2

Shades

#723A98
#613181
#51296B
#3D1F51
#2C163B
#1C0E25

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How #8342AE 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#8342AE
Protanopia#5252AE
Protanomaly#694CAE
Deuteranopia#5E5EAD
Deuteranomaly#6F54AD
Tritanopia#765959
Tritanomaly#7B5184
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8342AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8342ae: #8342AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8342AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8342ae': '#8342AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.259, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8342ae">#8342AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8342AE"

More Purple Colors

#8342AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8342AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8342AE?

#8342AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(276, 45%, 47%) 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 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #8342AE?

#8342AE is rgb(131, 66, 174) — red 131, green 66, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8342AE?

#8342AE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8342AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8342AE 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 #8342AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8342AE 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 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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