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#84659F Color

#84659F is rgb(132, 101, 159) in RGB, hsl(272, 23%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84659F
HEX#84659F
RGBrgb(132, 101, 159)
HSLhsl(272, 23%, 51%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.094 308.1)
LABlab(47.71% 21.54 -26.85)
LCHlch(47.71% 34.42 308.73)

What #84659F 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 #84659F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.64French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.11Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.86Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.11

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

#84659F Channel Values

How #84659F 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 101 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 23% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84659F 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84659F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84659F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84659F
Complementary
#809F65
Analogous
#67659F
Analogous
#9F659D
Triadic
#9F8465
Triadic
#659F84
Split comp.
#9D9F65
Split comp.
#659F67

Tints & Shades of #84659F

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

#967BAD
#A58EB8
#B6A4C6
#C8BAD4
#D9D0E2
#E8E3ED

Shades

#72568A
#624B77
#503D61
#3E2F4B
#2C2135
#1C1623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84659F.

How #84659F 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#84659F
Protanopia#6B6B9F
Protanomaly#76699F
Deuteranopia#70709E
Deuteranomaly#796C9F
Tritanopia#7C6F6F
Tritanomaly#806B85
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #84659F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84659f: #84659F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84659F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84659f': '#84659F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.396, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_84659f">#84659F</color>
SVG fillfill="#84659F"

More Purple Colors

#84659F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84659F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84659F?

#84659F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 101, 159) in RGB and hsl(272, 23%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #84659F?

#84659F is rgb(132, 101, 159) — red 132, green 101, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84659F?

#84659F converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84659F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #84659F scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84659F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84659F 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.58, which is visibly different.

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