French Violet (#8806CE)

The hex code for French Violet is #8806CE. It is rgb(136, 6, 206) in RGB, hsl(279, 94%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 97%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#8806CE

RGBrgb(136, 6, 206)

HSLhsl(279, 94%, 42%)

HSVhsv(279, 97%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 97%, 0%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.252 306.7)

LABlab(36.65% 67.23 -71.94)

LCHlch(36.65% 98.47 313.06)

Colors Closest to French Violet

French Violet is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 3.92 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.4 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 7.65 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.22 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.35 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.52

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#8806CE Channel Values

How French Violet breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 136 · G 6 · B 206	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 279° · S 94% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 279° · S 97% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 34% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.08:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a French Violet 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 text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With French Violet

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

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of French Violet

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

Shades

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How French Violet 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#8806CE

Protanopia#3B3BCE

Protanomaly#632ECE

Deuteranopia#5151CD

Deuteranomaly#6B3FCD

Tritanopia#725050

Tritanomaly#7B3E94

Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #8806CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--french-violet: #8806CE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8806CE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'french-violet': '#8806CE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.024, blue: 0.808)

Android XML<color name="french_violet">#8806CE</color>

SVG fillfill="#8806CE"

More Purple Colors

French Violet sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8900eb 8601af 8a2be2 842bb1 8b72be 8200db 8e51ff 8100b8 8f00ff 8000ff 915bc8 7f22fe 9900cc a11fff b284be c488e2 d69ae5 e6d9f2 0e001a 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7

#8806CE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for French Violet?

The hex code for French Violet is #8806CE. That is rgb(136, 6, 206) in RGB, hsl(279, 94%, 42%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(34%, 97%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8806CE?

#8806CE is rgb(136, 6, 206) — red 136, green 6, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8806CE?

#8806CE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 97%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8806CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8806CE scores 7.08:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8806CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8806CE 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 3.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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