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#8448AD Color

#8448AD is rgb(132, 72, 173) in RGB, hsl(276, 41%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8448AD
HEX#8448AD
RGBrgb(132, 72, 173)
HSLhsl(276, 41%, 48%)
HSVhsv(276, 58%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.161 309.3)
LABlab(41.71% 39.82 -44.49)
LCHlch(41.71% 59.71 311.83)

What #8448AD 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 #8448AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 7.67Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 8.44Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.07Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.53Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.95Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.19

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

#8448AD Channel Values

How #8448AD 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 72 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 41% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 58% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.98:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8448AD 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 text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8448AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8448AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8448AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8448AD
Complementary
#70AD48
Analogous
#5248AD
Analogous
#AD48A3
Triadic
#AD8448
Triadic
#48AD84
Split comp.
#A3AD48
Split comp.
#48AD52

Tints & Shades of #8448AD

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

#965DBB
#A676C6
#B690D0
#C9ACDC
#DAC5E7
#EADFF1

Shades

#743F97
#61357E
#502C68
#3F2353
#2F1A3D
#1C0F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8448AD.

How #8448AD 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#8448AD
Protanopia#5656AD
Protanomaly#6B51AD
Deuteranopia#6161AC
Deuteranomaly#7158AC
Tritanopia#775D5D
Tritanomaly#7D5585
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8448AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8448ad: #8448AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8448AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8448ad': '#8448AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.282, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_8448ad">#8448AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8448AD"

More Purple Colors

#8448AD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8448AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8448AD?

#8448AD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 72, 173) in RGB and hsl(276, 41%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #8448AD?

#8448AD is rgb(132, 72, 173) — red 132, green 72, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8448AD?

#8448AD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 58%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8448AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8448AD scores 5.98:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8448AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8448AD 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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