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#8475A9 Color

#8475A9 is rgb(132, 117, 169) in RGB, hsl(257, 23%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8475A9
HEX#8475A9
RGBrgb(132, 117, 169)
HSLhsl(257, 23%, 56%)
HSVhsv(257, 31%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.08 297.2)
LABlab(52.17% 14.41 -25.82)
LCHlch(52.17% 29.57 299.17)

What #8475A9 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 #8475A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.97Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.05Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.1Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.88French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.84

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

#8475A9 Channel Values

How #8475A9 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 117 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 23% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 31% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8475A9 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8475A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8475A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8475A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8475A9
Complementary
#9AA975
Analogous
#7580A9
Analogous
#9D75A9
Triadic
#A98475
Triadic
#75A984
Split comp.
#A99D75
Split comp.
#80A975

Tints & Shades of #8475A9

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

#9488B4
#A59BC0
#B6ADCC
#C7C0D8
#D8D3E4
#E9E6EF

Shades

#70609A
#5E5181
#4E436B
#3C3352
#2C253C
#191623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8475A9.

How #8475A9 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#8475A9
Protanopia#7878A9
Protanomaly#7D77A9
Deuteranopia#7A7AA9
Deuteranomaly#7E78A9
Tritanopia#7C7D7D
Tritanomaly#7F7A91
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8475A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8475a9: #8475A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8475A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8475a9': '#8475A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.459, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_8475a9">#8475A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8475A9"

More Purple Colors

#8475A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8475A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8475A9?

#8475A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 117, 169) in RGB and hsl(257, 23%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #8475A9?

#8475A9 is rgb(132, 117, 169) — red 132, green 117, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8475A9?

#8475A9 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8475A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8475A9 scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8475A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8475A9 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 23.25, which is visibly different.

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