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#8818C9 Color

#8818C9 is rgb(136, 24, 201) in RGB, hsl(278, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 88%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8818C9
HEX#8818C9
RGBrgb(136, 24, 201)
HSLhsl(278, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(278, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 88%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.241 307.4)
LABlab(37.25% 63.68 -68.06)
LCHlch(37.25% 93.20 313.10)

What #8818C9 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 #8818C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 5.3Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.62Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.19Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.87Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.66Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.01

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

#8818C9 Channel Values

How #8818C9 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 136 · G 24 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.95:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8818C9 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 text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8818C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8818C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8818C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8818C9
Complementary
#59C918
Analogous
#2F18C9
Analogous
#C918B1
Triadic
#C98818
Triadic
#18C988
Split comp.
#B1C918
Split comp.
#18C92F

Tints & Shades of #8818C9

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

#9E24E5
#AC44E9
#BD68ED
#CD8DF2
#DDB1F6
#EBD1FA

Shades

#7514AD
#661297
#530E7B
#410B60
#2E0844
#1F052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8818C9.

How #8818C9 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#8818C9
Protanopia#3F3FC9
Protanomaly#6433C9
Deuteranopia#5353C8
Deuteranomaly#6C43C8
Tritanopia#735151
Tritanomaly#7C4191
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8818C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8818c9: #8818C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8818C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8818c9': '#8818C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.094, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_8818c9">#8818C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8818C9"

More Purple Colors

#8818C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8818C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8818C9?

#8818C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(136, 24, 201) in RGB and hsl(278, 79%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #8818C9?

#8818C9 is rgb(136, 24, 201) — red 136, green 24, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8818C9?

#8818C9 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 88%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8818C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8818C9 scores 6.95:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8818C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8818C9 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 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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