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#8729FA Color

#8729FA is rgb(135, 41, 250) in RGB, hsl(267, 95%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 84%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8729FA
HEX#8729FA
RGBrgb(135, 41, 250)
HSLhsl(267, 95%, 57%)
HSVhsv(267, 84%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 84%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.274 295.8)
LABlab(42.42% 67.41 -87.53)
LCHlch(42.42% 110.48 307.60)

What #8729FA 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 #8729FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 9.99Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.36Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 10.82Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 11.08Near Violet#8000FFΔE 11.18Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.44

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

#8729FA Channel Values

How #8729FA 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 41 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 95% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 84% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8729FA 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 text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8729FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8729FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8729FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8729FA
Complementary
#9CFA29
Analogous
#2934FA
Analogous
#EF29FA
Triadic
#FA8729
Triadic
#29FA87
Split comp.
#FAEF29
Split comp.
#34FA29

Tints & Shades of #8729FA

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

#9847FA
#A865FB
#B983FC
#C79CFC
#D8B9FD
#E9D7FE

Shades

#7106F4
#6105D1
#4E04A9
#3E0386
#2C025E
#1C023C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8729FA.

How #8729FA 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#8729FA
Protanopia#4545FA
Protanomaly#663CFA
Deuteranopia#5757F9
Deuteranomaly#6D49FA
Tritanopia#626969
Tritanomaly#7356B6
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #8729FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8729fa: #8729FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8729FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8729fa': '#8729FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.161, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_8729fa">#8729FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8729FA"

More Purple Colors

#8729FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8729FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8729FA?

#8729FA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 41, 250) in RGB and hsl(267, 95%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #8729FA?

#8729FA is rgb(135, 41, 250) — red 135, green 41, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8729FA?

#8729FA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 84%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8729FA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8729FA scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8729FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8729FA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.44, which is visibly different.

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