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#8345B0 Color

#8345B0 is rgb(131, 69, 176) in RGB, hsl(275, 44%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 61%, 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 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8345B0
HEX#8345B0
RGBrgb(131, 69, 176)
HSLhsl(275, 44%, 48%)
HSVhsv(275, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 61%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.168 308.3)
LABlab(41.13% 41.60 -47.19)
LCHlch(41.13% 62.90 311.40)

What #8345B0 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 #8345B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.28Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 8.98Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.31Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.38Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.76Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.2

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

#8345B0 Channel Values

How #8345B0 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 69 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 44% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 61% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.1:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8345B0 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 text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8345B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8345B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8345B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8345B0
Complementary
#71B045
Analogous
#4E45B0
Analogous
#B045A7
Triadic
#B08345
Triadic
#45B083
Split comp.
#A7B045
Split comp.
#45B04E

Tints & Shades of #8345B0

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

#955ABF
#A573C9
#B68DD3
#C9ABDE
#D9C4E8
#EADEF2

Shades

#733C9A
#603281
#4F296A
#3F2154
#2F183E
#1B0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8345B0.

How #8345B0 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#8345B0
Protanopia#5454B0
Protanomaly#6A4EB0
Deuteranopia#5F5FAF
Deuteranomaly#6F56AF
Tritanopia#755C5C
Tritanomaly#7B5486
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #8345B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8345b0: #8345B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8345B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8345b0': '#8345B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.271, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_8345b0">#8345B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8345B0"

More Purple Colors

#8345B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8345B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8345B0?

#8345B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 69, 176) in RGB and hsl(275, 44%, 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 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #8345B0?

#8345B0 is rgb(131, 69, 176) — red 131, green 69, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8345B0?

#8345B0 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 61%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8345B0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8345B0 scores 6.1:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8345B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8345B0 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 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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