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#8366A3 Color

#8366A3 is rgb(131, 102, 163) in RGB, hsl(269, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8366A3
HEX#8366A3
RGBrgb(131, 102, 163)
HSLhsl(269, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(269, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.097 305.3)
LABlab(48.00% 21.35 -28.76)
LCHlch(48.00% 35.82 306.60)

What #8366A3 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 #8366A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.16Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.21Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.32Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.41French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.71Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.45

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

#8366A3 Channel Values

How #8366A3 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 102 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8366A3 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8366A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8366A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8366A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8366A3
Complementary
#86A366
Analogous
#6667A3
Analogous
#A266A3
Triadic
#A38466
Triadic
#66A384
Split comp.
#A3A266
Split comp.
#67A366

Tints & Shades of #8366A3

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

#967CB1
#A58FBC
#B7A6C9
#C6B9D5
#D8CFE2
#E8E2EE

Shades

#72568F
#604979
#4E3B63
#3F3050
#2E2239
#1C1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8366A3.

How #8366A3 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#8366A3
Protanopia#6C6CA3
Protanomaly#7669A3
Deuteranopia#7171A2
Deuteranomaly#786DA3
Tritanopia#7B7070
Tritanomaly#7E6C87
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #8366A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8366a3: #8366A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8366A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8366a3': '#8366A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.400, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8366a3">#8366A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8366A3"

More Purple Colors

#8366A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8366A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8366A3?

#8366A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 102, 163) in RGB and hsl(269, 25%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #8366A3?

#8366A3 is rgb(131, 102, 163) — red 131, green 102, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8366A3?

#8366A3 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8366A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8366A3 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8366A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8366A3 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.57, which is visibly different.

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