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#8400BD Color

#8400BD is rgb(132, 0, 189) in RGB, hsl(282, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8400BD
HEX#8400BD
RGBrgb(132, 0, 189)
HSLhsl(282, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(282, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.24 309.8)
LABlab(34.43% 64.84 -65.66)
LCHlch(34.43% 92.28 314.64)

What #8400BD 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 #8400BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.08Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 7.57Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.66Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.68Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.02Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.94

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

#8400BD Channel Values

How #8400BD 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 132 · G 0 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.73:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8400BD 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 text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8400BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8400BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8400BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8400BD
Complementary
#39BD00
Analogous
#2600BD
Analogous
#BD0097
Triadic
#BD8400
Triadic
#00BD84
Split comp.
#97BD00
Split comp.
#00BD26

Tints & Shades of #8400BD

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

#A400EB
#B914FF
#C642FF
#D470FF
#E29EFF
#EEC7FF

Shades

#7200A3
#64008F
#520075
#40005C
#2E0042
#20002E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8400BD.

How #8400BD 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#8400BD
Protanopia#3838BD
Protanomaly#602ABD
Deuteranopia#4E4EBC
Deuteranomaly#683CBC
Tritanopia#714848
Tritanomaly#793787
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #8400BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8400bd: #8400BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8400BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8400bd': '#8400BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.000, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_8400bd">#8400BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8400BD"

More Purple Colors

#8400BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8400BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8400BD?

#8400BD is a dark purple — rgb(132, 0, 189) in RGB and hsl(282, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #8400BD?

#8400BD is rgb(132, 0, 189) — red 132, green 0, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8400BD?

#8400BD converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8400BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8400BD scores 7.73:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8400BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8400BD 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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