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#8723BE Color

#8723BE is rgb(135, 35, 190) in RGB, hsl(279, 69%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 82%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8723BE
HEX#8723BE
RGBrgb(135, 35, 190)
HSLhsl(279, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(279, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 82%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.224 309.4)
LABlab(37.33% 58.92 -61.51)
LCHlch(37.33% 85.18 313.77)

What #8723BE 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 #8723BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.65Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 6.28Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.61French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.36Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.65Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.74

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

#8723BE Channel Values

How #8723BE 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 135 · G 35 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 69% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8723BE 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8723BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8723BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8723BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8723BE
Complementary
#59BE23
Analogous
#3A23BE
Analogous
#BE23A6
Triadic
#BE8723
Triadic
#23BE87
Split comp.
#A6BE23
Split comp.
#23BE3A

Tints & Shades of #8723BE

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

#9E30D9
#AC4EDF
#BC71E5
#CC93EB
#DDB6F2
#EBD4F7

Shades

#751EA4
#661A8E
#531574
#41115A
#2E0C41
#1F082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8723BE.

How #8723BE 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#8723BE
Protanopia#4242BE
Protanomaly#6538BE
Deuteranopia#5555BD
Deuteranomaly#6D46BD
Tritanopia#755050
Tritanomaly#7D428A
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8723BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8723be: #8723BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8723BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8723be': '#8723BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.137, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_8723be">#8723BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8723BE"

More Purple Colors

#8723BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8723BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8723BE?

#8723BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 35, 190) in RGB and hsl(279, 69%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #8723BE?

#8723BE is rgb(135, 35, 190) — red 135, green 35, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8723BE?

#8723BE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 82%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8723BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8723BE scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8723BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8723BE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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