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#8406B1 Color

#8406B1 is rgb(132, 6, 177) in RGB, hsl(284, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 97%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8406B1
HEX#8406B1
RGBrgb(132, 6, 177)
HSLhsl(284, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(284, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 97%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.229 313)
LABlab(33.84% 62.34 -59.52)
LCHlch(33.84% 86.19 316.32)

What #8406B1 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 #8406B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 1.39Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.36Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.09Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.45French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.64Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.93

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

#8406B1 Channel Values

How #8406B1 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 6 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8406B1 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8406B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8406B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8406B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8406B1
Complementary
#34B106
Analogous
#2E06B1
Analogous
#B10689
Triadic
#B18406
Triadic
#06B184
Split comp.
#89B106
Split comp.
#06B12E

Tints & Shades of #8406B1

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

#A508DD
#BD1DF7
#CA49F8
#D570FA
#E29DFB
#EFC9FD

Shades

#710699
#630585
#50046C
#420359
#300240
#21022C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8406B1.

How #8406B1 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#8406B1
Protanopia#3939B1
Protanomaly#602CB1
Deuteranopia#4F4FB0
Deuteranomaly#683DB0
Tritanopia#744444
Tritanomaly#7B347E
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #8406B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8406b1: #8406B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8406B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8406b1': '#8406B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.024, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_8406b1">#8406B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8406B1"

More Purple Colors

#8406B1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8406B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8406B1?

#8406B1 is a dark purple — rgb(132, 6, 177) in RGB and hsl(284, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.39.

What is the RGB value of #8406B1?

#8406B1 is rgb(132, 6, 177) — red 132, green 6, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8406B1?

#8406B1 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 97%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8406B1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8406B1 scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8406B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8406B1 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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