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#8762A3 Color

#8762A3 is rgb(135, 98, 163) in RGB, hsl(274, 26%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8762A3
HEX#8762A3
RGBrgb(135, 98, 163)
HSLhsl(274, 26%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 40%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.106 309.5)
LABlab(47.45% 24.96 -29.56)
LCHlch(47.45% 38.69 310.17)

What #8762A3 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 #8762A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.6Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.34Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.23Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.45French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.75Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.71

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

#8762A3 Channel Values

How #8762A3 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 98 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 26% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 40% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8762A3 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8762A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8762A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8762A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8762A3
Complementary
#7EA362
Analogous
#6662A3
Analogous
#A3629E
Triadic
#A38662
Triadic
#62A386
Split comp.
#9EA362
Split comp.
#62A366

Tints & Shades of #8762A3

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

#9878B0
#A68BBB
#B8A2C8
#C9B8D5
#DACFE3
#E9E2EE

Shades

#74538D
#64487A
#523A64
#3F2D4D
#2D2037
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8762A3.

How #8762A3 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#8762A3
Protanopia#6969A3
Protanomaly#7667A3
Deuteranopia#7070A2
Deuteranomaly#7A6BA3
Tritanopia#7F6D6D
Tritanomaly#826986
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #8762A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8762a3: #8762A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8762A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8762a3': '#8762A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.384, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8762a3">#8762A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8762A3"

More Purple Colors

#8762A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8762A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8762A3?

#8762A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 98, 163) in RGB and hsl(274, 26%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #8762A3?

#8762A3 is rgb(135, 98, 163) — red 135, green 98, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8762A3?

#8762A3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8762A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8762A3 scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8762A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8762A3 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.93, which is visibly different.

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