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#8763A1 Color

#8763A1 is rgb(135, 99, 161) in RGB, hsl(275, 25%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 39%, 0%, 37%) 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 8.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8763A1
HEX#8763A1
RGBrgb(135, 99, 161)
HSLhsl(275, 25%, 51%)
HSVhsv(275, 39%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 39%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.101 310.1)
LABlab(47.62% 24.05 -28.13)
LCHlch(47.62% 37.01 310.53)

What #8763A1 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 #8763A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.04French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.19Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.42Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.62Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.21Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 12.5

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

#8763A1 Channel Values

How #8763A1 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 99 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 25% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 39% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.85:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8763A1 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 text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8763A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8763A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8763A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8763A1
Complementary
#7DA163
Analogous
#6863A1
Analogous
#A1639C
Triadic
#A18763
Triadic
#63A187
Split comp.
#9CA163
Split comp.
#63A168

Tints & Shades of #8763A1

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

#9879AF
#A78CBA
#B8A3C8
#C9B9D5
#DACFE2
#E9E2EE

Shades

#75548C
#654979
#523B63
#402E4D
#2D2136
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8763A1.

How #8763A1 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#8763A1
Protanopia#6A6AA1
Protanomaly#7767A1
Deuteranopia#7171A0
Deuteranomaly#7A6BA1
Tritanopia#7F6D6D
Tritanomaly#826985
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #8763A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8763a1: #8763A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8763A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8763a1': '#8763A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.388, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_8763a1">#8763A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8763A1"

More Purple Colors

#8763A1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8763A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8763A1?

#8763A1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 99, 161) in RGB and hsl(275, 25%, 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 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #8763A1?

#8763A1 is rgb(135, 99, 161) — red 135, green 99, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8763A1?

#8763A1 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 39%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8763A1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8763A1 scores 4.85:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8763A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8763A1 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 22.82, which is visibly different.

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