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#8469A5 Color

#8469A5 is rgb(132, 105, 165) in RGB, hsl(267, 25%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 35%) 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 6.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8469A5
HEX#8469A5
RGBrgb(132, 105, 165)
HSLhsl(267, 25%, 53%)
HSVhsv(267, 36%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.095 304.2)
LABlab(48.94% 20.38 -28.47)
LCHlch(48.94% 35.01 305.60)

What #8469A5 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 #8469A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.29Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.1Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.51Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.38French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.8Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.24

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

#8469A5 Channel Values

How #8469A5 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 105 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 25% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 36% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8469A5 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8469A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8469A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8469A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8469A5
Complementary
#8AA569
Analogous
#696CA5
Analogous
#A269A5
Triadic
#A58469
Triadic
#69A584
Split comp.
#A5A269
Split comp.
#6CA569

Tints & Shades of #8469A5

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

#947CB1
#A693BE
#B6A6C9
#C8BCD7
#D8CFE2
#EAE6F0

Shades

#725893
#614B7C
#503D66
#3E3050
#2D2239
#1B1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8469A5.

How #8469A5 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#8469A5
Protanopia#6E6EA5
Protanomaly#786CA5
Deuteranopia#7373A5
Deuteranomaly#7A6FA5
Tritanopia#7C7373
Tritanomaly#7F6F8A
Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #8469A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8469a5: #8469A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8469A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8469a5': '#8469A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.412, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_8469a5">#8469A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8469A5"

More Purple Colors

#8469A5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8469A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8469A5?

#8469A5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 105, 165) in RGB and hsl(267, 25%, 53%) 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 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #8469A5?

#8469A5 is rgb(132, 105, 165) — red 132, green 105, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8469A5?

#8469A5 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8469A5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8469A5 scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8469A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8469A5 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 23.51, which is visibly different.

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