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#8754B0 Color

#8754B0 is rgb(135, 84, 176) in RGB, hsl(273, 37%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 52%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8754B0
HEX#8754B0
RGBrgb(135, 84, 176)
HSLhsl(273, 37%, 51%)
HSVhsv(273, 52%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 52%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.146 307.9)
LABlab(44.77% 34.97 -41.38)
LCHlch(44.77% 54.18 310.20)

What #8754B0 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 #8754B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 5.14Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.62Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 9.19Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.25Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.8Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.68

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

#8754B0 Channel Values

How #8754B0 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 84 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 37% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 52% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.35:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8754B0 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 text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8754B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8754B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8754B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8754B0
Complementary
#7DB054
Analogous
#5854B0
Analogous
#B054AC
Triadic
#B08754
Triadic
#54B087
Split comp.
#ACB054
Split comp.
#54B058

Tints & Shades of #8754B0

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

#986CBC
#A781C5
#B89AD0
#C9B2DC
#DACBE7
#E9E0F1

Shades

#74479A
#643D85
#52326C
#3F2754
#2D1B3B
#1D1226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8754B0.

How #8754B0 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#8754B0
Protanopia#5F5FB0
Protanomaly#715BB0
Deuteranopia#6868AF
Deuteranomaly#7661B0
Tritanopia#7B6666
Tritanomaly#805F8A
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #8754B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8754b0: #8754B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8754B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8754b0': '#8754B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.329, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_8754b0">#8754B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8754B0"

More Purple Colors

#8754B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8754B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8754B0?

#8754B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 84, 176) in RGB and hsl(273, 37%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #8754B0?

#8754B0 is rgb(135, 84, 176) — red 135, green 84, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8754B0?

#8754B0 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 52%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8754B0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8754B0 scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8754B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8754B0 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.78, which is visibly different.

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