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#8735D4 Color

#8735D4 is rgb(135, 53, 212) in RGB, hsl(271, 65%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 75%, 0%, 17%) 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 8.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8735D4
HEX#8735D4
RGBrgb(135, 53, 212)
HSLhsl(271, 65%, 52%)
HSVhsv(271, 75%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 75%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.227 302.5)
LABlab(41.11% 56.34 -68.14)
LCHlch(41.11% 88.42 309.59)

What #8735D4 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 #8735D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.51Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.28Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.14French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.36Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.69Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.94

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

#8735D4 Channel Values

How #8735D4 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 53 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 65% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 75% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.02:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8735D4 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 text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8735D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8735D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8735D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8735D4
Complementary
#82D435
Analogous
#3835D4
Analogous
#D435D2
Triadic
#D48735
Triadic
#35D487
Split comp.
#D2D435
Split comp.
#35D438

Tints & Shades of #8735D4

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

#9952DA
#A86CE0
#B989E6
#C8A2EB
#DAC0F2
#E9D9F7

Shades

#7528BD
#6322A0
#511C82
#411669
#2F104C
#1D0A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8735D4.

How #8735D4 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#8735D4
Protanopia#4B4BD4
Protanomaly#6843D4
Deuteranopia#5B5BD3
Deuteranomaly#6F4ED4
Tritanopia#705F5F
Tritanomaly#7A519C
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8735D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8735d4: #8735D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8735D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8735d4': '#8735D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.208, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_8735d4">#8735D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8735D4"

More Purple Colors

#8735D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8735D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8735D4?

#8735D4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 53, 212) in RGB and hsl(271, 65%, 52%) 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 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #8735D4?

#8735D4 is rgb(135, 53, 212) — red 135, green 53, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8735D4?

#8735D4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 75%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8735D4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8735D4 scores 6.02:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8735D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8735D4 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 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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