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#8730CF Color

#8730CF is rgb(135, 48, 207) in RGB, hsl(273, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 77%, 0%, 19%) 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 7.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8730CF
HEX#8730CF
RGBrgb(135, 48, 207)
HSLhsl(273, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(273, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 77%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.227 304.1)
LABlab(40.07% 57.38 -66.96)
LCHlch(40.07% 88.18 310.59)

What #8730CF 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 #8730CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.36Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.68French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.56Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.98Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.07Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.52

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

#8730CF Channel Values

How #8730CF 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 48 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.26:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8730CF 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 text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8730CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8730CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8730CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8730CF
Complementary
#78CF30
Analogous
#3830CF
Analogous
#CF30C7
Triadic
#CF8730
Triadic
#30CF87
Split comp.
#C7CF30
Split comp.
#30CF38

Tints & Shades of #8730CF

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

#984DD5
#A96ADC
#BA87E3
#C8A0E9
#D9BDEF
#E9DAF6

Shades

#742AB2
#642499
#511D7C
#411763
#2E1046
#1E0B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8730CF.

How #8730CF 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#8730CF
Protanopia#4949CF
Protanomaly#6740CF
Deuteranopia#5959CE
Deuteranomaly#6E4CCE
Tritanopia#715B5B
Tritanomaly#7B4D98
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8730CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8730cf: #8730CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8730CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8730cf': '#8730CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.188, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_8730cf">#8730CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8730CF"

More Purple Colors

#8730CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8730CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8730CF?

#8730CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 48, 207) in RGB and hsl(273, 62%, 50%) 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 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #8730CF?

#8730CF is rgb(135, 48, 207) — red 135, green 48, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8730CF?

#8730CF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 77%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8730CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8730CF scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8730CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8730CF 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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