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#8740B0 Color

#8740B0 is rgb(135, 64, 176) in RGB, hsl(278, 47%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8740B0
HEX#8740B0
RGBrgb(135, 64, 176)
HSLhsl(278, 47%, 47%)
HSVhsv(278, 64%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.177 310.9)
LABlab(40.73% 45.14 -47.79)
LCHlch(40.73% 65.74 313.37)

What #8740B0 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 #8740B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.48Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.72Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.11Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.71Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.05Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.78

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

#8740B0 Channel Values

How #8740B0 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 64 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 47% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 64% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8740B0 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8740B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8740B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8740B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8740B0
Complementary
#69B040
Analogous
#4F40B0
Analogous
#B040A1
Triadic
#B08740
Triadic
#40B087
Split comp.
#A1B040
Split comp.
#40B04F

Tints & Shades of #8740B0

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

#9853C1
#AA71CC
#BA8BD5
#C9A5DF
#D9BFE8
#EBDDF3

Shades

#76379A
#642F83
#53276D
#3F1E52
#2E163C
#1D0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8740B0.

How #8740B0 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#8740B0
Protanopia#5252B0
Protanomaly#6B4BB0
Deuteranopia#5F5FAF
Deuteranomaly#7154AF
Tritanopia#7A5959
Tritanomaly#7F5085
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8740B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8740b0: #8740B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8740B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8740b0': '#8740B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.251, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_8740b0">#8740B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8740B0"

More Purple Colors

#8740B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8740B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8740B0?

#8740B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 64, 176) in RGB and hsl(278, 47%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #8740B0?

#8740B0 is rgb(135, 64, 176) — red 135, green 64, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8740B0?

#8740B0 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8740B0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8740B0 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8740B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8740B0 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 10.71, which is visibly different.

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