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#8843FE Color

#8843FE is rgb(136, 67, 254) in RGB, hsl(262, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8843FE
HEX#8843FE
RGBrgb(136, 67, 254)
HSLhsl(262, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(262, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.256 293.5)
LABlab(46.32% 58.78 -83.36)
LCHlch(46.32% 102.00 305.19)

What #8843FE 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 #8843FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.94Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.22French Violet#8806CEΔE 17.19Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 18.43Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 18.69Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 20.11

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

#8843FE Channel Values

How #8843FE 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 67 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8843FE 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8843FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8843FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8843FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8843FE
Complementary
#BAFE43
Analogous
#435CFE
Analogous
#E543FE
Triadic
#FE8843
Triadic
#43FE88
Split comp.
#FEE543
Split comp.
#5CFE43

Tints & Shades of #8843FE

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

#985DFE
#A876FE
#B88FFE
#C8A9FF
#D8C2FF
#E8DBFF

Shades

#6E1BFE
#5601E9
#4701C1
#360193
#27016B
#17003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8843FE.

How #8843FE 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#8843FE
Protanopia#5454FE
Protanomaly#6D4EFE
Deuteranopia#6161FD
Deuteranomaly#7356FE
Tritanopia#647474
Tritanomaly#7464BC
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8843FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8843fe: #8843FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8843FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8843fe': '#8843FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.263, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8843fe">#8843FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8843FE"

More Purple Colors

#8843FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8843FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8843FE?

#8843FE is a light purple — rgb(136, 67, 254) in RGB and hsl(262, 99%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #8843FE?

#8843FE is rgb(136, 67, 254) — red 136, green 67, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8843FE?

#8843FE converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8843FE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8843FE scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8843FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8843FE 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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