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#863EA3 Color

#863EA3 is rgb(134, 62, 163) in RGB, hsl(283, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 62%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#863EA3
HEX#863EA3
RGBrgb(134, 62, 163)
HSLhsl(283, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(283, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 62%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.166 315)
LABlab(39.54% 43.63 -41.98)
LCHlch(39.54% 60.54 316.10)

What #863EA3 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 #863EA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 7.43Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 7.68Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.83Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.53Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.36Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.18

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

#863EA3 Channel Values

How #863EA3 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 134 · G 62 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.5:1 vs white · 3.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #863EA3 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 text6.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #863EA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #863EA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #863EA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#863EA3
Complementary
#5AA33E
Analogous
#543EA3
Analogous
#A33E8D
Triadic
#A3863E
Triadic
#3EA386
Split comp.
#8DA33E
Split comp.
#3EA354

Tints & Shades of #863EA3

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

#9C4EBC
#AB67C5
#BB85D1
#CCA3DC
#DCC0E7
#EADAF1

Shades

#74358D
#652E7A
#522664
#401D4E
#2E1537
#1E0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #863EA3.

How #863EA3 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#863EA3
Protanopia#5050A3
Protanomaly#6A4AA3
Deuteranopia#5E5EA2
Deuteranomaly#7053A2
Tritanopia#7B5454
Tritanomaly#804C7B
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #863EA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-863ea3: #863EA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #863EA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-863ea3': '#863EA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.243, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_863ea3">#863EA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#863EA3"

More Purple Colors

#863EA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#863EA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #863EA3?

#863EA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(134, 62, 163) in RGB and hsl(283, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purpureus (#9A4EAE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #863EA3?

#863EA3 is rgb(134, 62, 163) — red 134, green 62, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #863EA3?

#863EA3 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 62%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #863EA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #863EA3 scores 6.5:1 against white and 3.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #863EA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #863EA3 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 10.53, which is visibly different.

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