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#8400DB Color

#8400DB is rgb(132, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8400DB
HEX#8400DB
RGBrgb(132, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(276, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(276, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.264 302.4)
LABlab(36.80% 69.37 -79.24)
LCHlch(36.80% 105.31 311.20)

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

French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.6Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.11Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.31Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.41Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.03Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.29

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

#8400DB Channel Values

How #8400DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8400DB 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8400DB

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

Base
#8400DB
Complementary
#58DB00
Analogous
#1600DB
Analogous
#DB00C5
Triadic
#DB8400
Triadic
#00DB84
Split comp.
#C5DB00
Split comp.
#00DB16

Tints & Shades of #8400DB

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

#9B05FF
#AB2EFF
#BC57FF
#CA7AFF
#DAA3FF
#EBCCFF

Shades

#7100BD
#6200A3
#500085
#40006B
#2E004D
#1F0033

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

How #8400DB 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#8400DB
Protanopia#3838DB
Protanomaly#602ADB
Deuteranopia#4E4EDA
Deuteranomaly#683CDA
Tritanopia#695454
Tritanomaly#75419D
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8400DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8400db: #8400DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8400DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8400db': '#8400DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8400db">#8400DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8400DB"

More Purple Colors

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

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#8400DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8400DB?

#8400DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(276, 100%, 43%) 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 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #8400DB?

#8400DB is rgb(132, 0, 219) — red 132, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8400DB?

#8400DB converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8400DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8400DB scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8400DB 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 8.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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