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#8468CA Color

#8468CA is rgb(132, 104, 202) in RGB, hsl(257, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8468CA
HEX#8468CA
RGBrgb(132, 104, 202)
HSLhsl(257, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(257, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.147 294.7)
LABlab(50.26% 28.22 -47.75)
LCHlch(50.26% 55.46 300.59)

What #8468CA 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 #8468CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.16Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.98Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.23Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.48Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.04Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.44

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

#8468CA Channel Values

How #8468CA 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 104 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8468CA 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8468CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8468CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8468CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8468CA
Complementary
#AECA68
Analogous
#687DCA
Analogous
#B568CA
Triadic
#CA8468
Triadic
#68CA84
Split comp.
#CAB568
Split comp.
#7DCA68

Tints & Shades of #8468CA

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

#937BD1
#A692D9
#B5A4DF
#C8BBE7
#D7CEEE
#E9E5F6

Shades

#6B4ABF
#593AA6
#493088
#39256A
#281B4B
#18102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8468CA.

How #8468CA 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#8468CA
Protanopia#6D6DCA
Protanomaly#776BCA
Deuteranopia#7272CA
Deuteranomaly#7A6ECA
Tritanopia#747A7A
Tritanomaly#7A73A0
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8468CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8468ca: #8468CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8468CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8468ca': '#8468CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.408, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8468ca">#8468CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8468CA"

More Purple Colors

#8468CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8468CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8468CA?

#8468CA is a light purple — rgb(132, 104, 202) in RGB and hsl(257, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #8468CA?

#8468CA is rgb(132, 104, 202) — red 132, green 104, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8468CA?

#8468CA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8468CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8468CA scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8468CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8468CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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