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#8733A3 Color

#8733A3 is rgb(135, 51, 163) in RGB, hsl(285, 52%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), visibly different at ΔE 11.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8733A3
HEX#8733A3
RGBrgb(135, 51, 163)
HSLhsl(285, 52%, 42%)
HSVhsv(285, 69%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.182 316.5)
LABlab(37.81% 48.85 -44.72)
LCHlch(37.81% 66.22 317.53)

What #8733A3 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 #8733A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.23Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.23Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.44Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.71Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.12Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.38

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

#8733A3 Channel Values

How #8733A3 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 51 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 52% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 69% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.92:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8733A3 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 text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8733A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8733A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8733A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8733A3
Complementary
#4FA333
Analogous
#4F33A3
Analogous
#A33387
Triadic
#A38733
Triadic
#33A387
Split comp.
#87A333
Split comp.
#33A34F

Tints & Shades of #8733A3

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

#A13DC2
#B05CCC
#BF7BD5
#CE9ADF
#DDB9E9
#ECD8F3

Shades

#772D8F
#642678
#542065
#40184E
#30123A
#1D0B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8733A3.

How #8733A3 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#8733A3
Protanopia#4A4AA3
Protanomaly#6842A3
Deuteranopia#5A5AA2
Deuteranomaly#6F4DA2
Tritanopia#7C4D4D
Tritanomaly#804479
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #8733A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8733a3: #8733A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8733A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8733a3': '#8733A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.200, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8733a3">#8733A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8733A3"

More Purple Colors

#8733A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8733A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8733A3?

#8733A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 51, 163) in RGB and hsl(285, 52%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.23.

What is the RGB value of #8733A3?

#8733A3 is rgb(135, 51, 163) — red 135, green 51, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8733A3?

#8733A3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8733A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8733A3 scores 6.92:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8733A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8733A3 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 12.12, which is visibly different.

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