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#8773A5 Color

#8773A5 is rgb(135, 115, 165) in RGB, hsl(264, 22%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 35%) 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 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8773A5
HEX#8773A5
RGBrgb(135, 115, 165)
HSLhsl(264, 22%, 55%)
HSVhsv(264, 30%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.078 302.4)
LABlab(51.79% 15.84 -24.05)
LCHlch(51.79% 28.79 303.37)

What #8773A5 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 #8773A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.51Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.81Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.19French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.78Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.23Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.11

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

#8773A5 Channel Values

How #8773A5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 22% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 30% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8773A5 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8773A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8773A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8773A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8773A5
Complementary
#91A573
Analogous
#7378A5
Analogous
#A073A5
Triadic
#A58773
Triadic
#73A587
Split comp.
#A5A073
Split comp.
#78A573

Tints & Shades of #8773A5

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

#9786B1
#A798BD
#B7ABC9
#CAC1D7
#DAD3E3
#EAE6EF

Shades

#755F95
#62507C
#504267
#3F3451
#2E263B
#1B1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8773A5.

How #8773A5 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#8773A5
Protanopia#7777A5
Protanomaly#7E75A5
Deuteranopia#7A7AA5
Deuteranomaly#7F77A5
Tritanopia#807B7B
Tritanomaly#83788E
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #8773A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8773a5: #8773A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8773A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8773a5': '#8773A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.451, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_8773a5">#8773A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8773A5"

More Purple Colors

#8773A5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8773A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8773A5?

#8773A5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 115, 165) in RGB and hsl(264, 22%, 55%) 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 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #8773A5?

#8773A5 is rgb(135, 115, 165) — red 135, green 115, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8773A5?

#8773A5 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8773A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8773A5 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8773A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8773A5 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 23.31, which is visibly different.

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