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#8773A0 Color

#8773A0 is rgb(135, 115, 160) in RGB, hsl(267, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8773A0
HEX#8773A0
RGBrgb(135, 115, 160)
HSLhsl(267, 19%, 54%)
HSVhsv(267, 28%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.071 304.6)
LABlab(51.62% 14.95 -21.41)
LCHlch(51.62% 26.11 304.93)

What #8773A0 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 #8773A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.71French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.36Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.78Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.83Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.13Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.16

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

#8773A0 Channel Values

How #8773A0 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 115 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 19% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 28% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8773A0 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8773A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8773A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8773A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8773A0
Complementary
#8CA073
Analogous
#7376A0
Analogous
#9E73A0
Triadic
#A08773
Triadic
#73A087
Split comp.
#A09E73
Split comp.
#76A073

Tints & Shades of #8773A0

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

#9786AC
#A99BBB
#B9ADC7
#C8BFD4
#D8D1E0
#EAE7EE

Shades

#76618F
#645379
#534464
#3F344C
#2D2537
#1C1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8773A0.

How #8773A0 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#8773A0
Protanopia#7777A0
Protanomaly#7E75A0
Deuteranopia#7A7AA0
Deuteranomaly#7F77A0
Tritanopia#817A7A
Tritanomaly#83778B
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #8773A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8773a0: #8773A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8773A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8773a0': '#8773A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.451, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_8773a0">#8773A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8773A0"

More Purple Colors

#8773A0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8773A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8773A0?

#8773A0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 115, 160) in RGB and hsl(267, 19%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #8773A0?

#8773A0 is rgb(135, 115, 160) — red 135, green 115, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8773A0?

#8773A0 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8773A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8773A0 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8773A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8773A0 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 21.15, which is visibly different.

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