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#8358DA Color

#8358DA is rgb(131, 88, 218) in RGB, hsl(260, 64%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8358DA
HEX#8358DA
RGBrgb(131, 88, 218)
HSLhsl(260, 64%, 60%)
HSVhsv(260, 60%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.19 294.9)
LABlab(47.36% 40.03 -61.49)
LCHlch(47.36% 73.37 303.07)

What #8358DA 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 #8358DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.87Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.07Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.99Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.1Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.28Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.42

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

#8358DA Channel Values

How #8358DA 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 88 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 64% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 60% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8358DA 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8358DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8358DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8358DA
Complementary
#AFDA58
Analogous
#586DDA
Analogous
#C558DA
Triadic
#DA8358
Triadic
#58DA83
Split comp.
#DAC558
Split comp.
#6DDA58

Tints & Shades of #8358DA

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

#936DDF
#A586E4
#B59BE9
#C7B4EE
#D7C9F3
#E9E2F9

Shades

#6A36D3
#5828B8
#482197
#381A75
#281254
#180B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8358DA.

How #8358DA 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#8358DA
Protanopia#6161DA
Protanomaly#705EDA
Deuteranopia#6969DA
Deuteranomaly#7462DA
Tritanopia#6C7474
Tritanomaly#766AA7
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #8358DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8358da: #8358DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8358DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8358da': '#8358DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.345, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8358da">#8358DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8358DA"

More Purple Colors

#8358DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8358DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8358DA?

#8358DA is a light purple — rgb(131, 88, 218) in RGB and hsl(260, 64%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #8358DA?

#8358DA is rgb(131, 88, 218) — red 131, green 88, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8358DA?

#8358DA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8358DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8358DA scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8358DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8358DA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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