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#845FE3 Color

#845FE3 is rgb(132, 95, 227) in RGB, hsl(257, 70%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#845FE3
HEX#845FE3
RGBrgb(132, 95, 227)
HSLhsl(257, 70%, 63%)
HSVhsv(257, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.192 292.4)
LABlab(49.49% 38.48 -63.15)
LCHlch(49.49% 73.95 301.36)

What #845FE3 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 #845FE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.99Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.39Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.8Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.98Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.04Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.08

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

#845FE3 Channel Values

How #845FE3 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 95 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 70% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #845FE3 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #845FE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #845FE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #845FE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#845FE3
Complementary
#BDE35F
Analogous
#5F7BE3
Analogous
#C65FE3
Triadic
#E3845F
Triadic
#5FE384
Split comp.
#E3C65F
Split comp.
#7BE35F

Tints & Shades of #845FE3

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

#9574E7
#A58AEA
#B6A0EE
#C7B5F2
#D7CBF6
#E8E1FA

Shades

#693CDD
#5223C7
#441DA5
#34167E
#25105B
#150934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #845FE3.

How #845FE3 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#845FE3
Protanopia#6767E3
Protanomaly#7364E3
Deuteranopia#6D6DE3
Deuteranomaly#7768E3
Tritanopia#6B7B7B
Tritanomaly#7671AE
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #845FE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-845fe3: #845FE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #845FE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-845fe3': '#845FE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.373, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_845fe3">#845FE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#845FE3"

More Purple Colors

#845FE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#845FE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #845FE3?

#845FE3 is a light purple — rgb(132, 95, 227) in RGB and hsl(257, 70%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #845FE3?

#845FE3 is rgb(132, 95, 227) — red 132, green 95, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #845FE3?

#845FE3 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 58%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #845FE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #845FE3 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #845FE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #845FE3 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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