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#8905E1 Color

#8905E1 is rgb(137, 5, 225) in RGB, hsl(276, 96%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 98%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8905E1
HEX#8905E1
RGBrgb(137, 5, 225)
HSLhsl(276, 96%, 45%)
HSVhsv(276, 98%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 98%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.268 302.7)
LABlab(38.27% 70.40 -80.22)
LCHlch(38.27% 106.73 311.27)

What #8905E1 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 #8905E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.6Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.99French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.01Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.02Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 12.34Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 12.86

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

#8905E1 Channel Values

How #8905E1 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 137 · G 5 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 96% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 98% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.62:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8905E1 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 text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8905E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8905E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8905E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8905E1
Complementary
#5DE105
Analogous
#1B05E1
Analogous
#E105CB
Triadic
#E18905
Triadic
#05E189
Split comp.
#CBE105
Split comp.
#05E11B

Tints & Shades of #8905E1

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

#9E14FA
#AD37FB
#BD5FFC
#CB82FC
#DCAAFD
#EACDFE

Shades

#7704C3
#6403A5
#520387
#43026E
#310250
#1E0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8905E1.

How #8905E1 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#8905E1
Protanopia#3B3BE1
Protanomaly#642EE1
Deuteranopia#5252E0
Deuteranomaly#6C40E0
Tritanopia#6E5757
Tritanomaly#7944A2
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8905E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8905e1: #8905E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8905E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8905e1': '#8905E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.020, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_8905e1">#8905E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8905E1"

More Purple Colors

#8905E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8905E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8905E1?

#8905E1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 5, 225) in RGB and hsl(276, 96%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #8905E1?

#8905E1 is rgb(137, 5, 225) — red 137, green 5, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8905E1?

#8905E1 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 98%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8905E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8905E1 scores 6.62:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8905E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8905E1 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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