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#8422EC Color

#8422EC is rgb(132, 34, 236) in RGB, hsl(269, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 86%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8422EC
HEX#8422EC
RGBrgb(132, 34, 236)
HSLhsl(269, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(269, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 86%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.265 297.8)
LABlab(40.19% 66.44 -83.35)
LCHlch(40.19% 106.59 308.56)

What #8422EC 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 #8422EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.21Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.53French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.97Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.82Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 13.13Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 13.26

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

#8422EC Channel Values

How #8422EC 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 34 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.14:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8422EC 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 text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8422EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8422EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8422EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8422EC
Complementary
#8BEC22
Analogous
#2226EC
Analogous
#E822EC
Triadic
#EC8422
Triadic
#22EC84
Split comp.
#ECE822
Split comp.
#26EC22

Tints & Shades of #8422EC

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

#943FEE
#A65FF1
#B67CF4
#C89CF6
#D8B9F9
#EAD9FC

Shades

#7213D8
#6110B7
#4F0D96
#3E0A75
#2D0754
#1B0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8422EC.

How #8422EC 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#8422EC
Protanopia#4141EC
Protanomaly#6337EC
Deuteranopia#5353EB
Deuteranomaly#6A44EC
Tritanopia#636161
Tritanomaly#724FAB
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #8422EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8422ec: #8422EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8422EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8422ec': '#8422EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.133, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8422ec">#8422EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8422EC"

More Purple Colors

#8422EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8422EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8422EC?

#8422EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 34, 236) in RGB and hsl(269, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #8422EC?

#8422EC is rgb(132, 34, 236) — red 132, green 34, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8422EC?

#8422EC converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 86%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8422EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8422EC scores 6.14:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8422EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8422EC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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