Skip to content

#8367A8 Color

#8367A8 is rgb(131, 103, 168) in RGB, hsl(266, 27%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 34%) 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 7.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8367A8
HEX#8367A8
RGBrgb(131, 103, 168)
HSLhsl(266, 27%, 53%)
HSVhsv(266, 39%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.102 303.1)
LABlab(48.44% 21.72 -30.99)
LCHlch(48.44% 37.84 305.02)

What #8367A8 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 #8367A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.28Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.55Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.92Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.64French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.96

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

#8367A8 Channel Values

How #8367A8 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 103 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 27% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 39% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8367A8 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8367A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8367A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8367A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8367A8
Complementary
#8BA867
Analogous
#676BA8
Analogous
#A367A8
Triadic
#A88367
Triadic
#67A883
Split comp.
#A8A367
Split comp.
#6BA867

Tints & Shades of #8367A8

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

#937AB3
#A591C0
#B5A4CB
#C8BBD8
#D7CEE3
#EAE5F0

Shades

#715695
#60497E
#4F3C68
#3D2F51
#2C223A
#1B1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8367A8.

How #8367A8 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#8367A8
Protanopia#6C6CA8
Protanomaly#766AA8
Deuteranopia#7171A8
Deuteranomaly#796DA8
Tritanopia#7A7272
Tritanomaly#7E6E8B
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8367A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8367a8: #8367A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8367A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8367a8': '#8367A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.404, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_8367a8">#8367A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8367A8"

More Purple Colors

#8367A8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8367A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8367A8?

#8367A8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 103, 168) in RGB and hsl(266, 27%, 53%) 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 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #8367A8?

#8367A8 is rgb(131, 103, 168) — red 131, green 103, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8367A8?

#8367A8 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8367A8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8367A8 scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8367A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8367A8 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 21.63, which is visibly different.

Open #8367A8 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.