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#8724BC Color

#8724BC is rgb(135, 36, 188) in RGB, hsl(279, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 26%) 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 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8724BC
HEX#8724BC
RGBrgb(135, 36, 188)
HSLhsl(279, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(279, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.221 309.9)
LABlab(37.31% 58.30 -60.37)
LCHlch(37.31% 83.92 314.00)

What #8724BC 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 #8724BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.76Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 6.24Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.28Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.7French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.63Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.78

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

#8724BC Channel Values

How #8724BC 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 36 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.98:1 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 #8724BC 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 text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8724BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8724BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8724BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8724BC
Complementary
#59BC24
Analogous
#3B24BC
Analogous
#BC24A6
Triadic
#BC8724
Triadic
#24BC87
Split comp.
#A6BC24
Split comp.
#24BC3B

Tints & Shades of #8724BC

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

#9E31D8
#AC4FDE
#BC72E4
#CC94EB
#DCB6F1
#EBD4F7

Shades

#751FA3
#651B8D
#531674
#40115A
#2E0C40
#1F082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8724BC.

How #8724BC 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#8724BC
Protanopia#4343BC
Protanomaly#6539BC
Deuteranopia#5555BB
Deuteranomaly#6D47BB
Tritanopia#764F4F
Tritanomaly#7D4289
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8724BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8724bc: #8724BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8724BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8724bc': '#8724BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.141, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8724bc">#8724BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8724BC"

More Purple Colors

#8724BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8724BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8724BC?

#8724BC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 36, 188) in RGB and hsl(279, 68%, 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 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #8724BC?

#8724BC is rgb(135, 36, 188) — red 135, green 36, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8724BC?

#8724BC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8724BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8724BC scores 6.98:1 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 #8724BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8724BC 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 5.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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