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#8906DB Color

#8906DB is rgb(137, 6, 219) in RGB, hsl(277, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 97%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8906DB
HEX#8906DB
RGBrgb(137, 6, 219)
HSLhsl(277, 95%, 44%)
HSVhsv(277, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 97%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.263 304)
LABlab(37.83% 69.36 -77.51)
LCHlch(37.83% 104.01 311.82)

What #8906DB 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 #8906DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.07Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.43Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.18Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.36Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.79Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.94

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

#8906DB Channel Values

How #8906DB 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 6 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 95% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 97% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.75:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8906DB 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 text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8906DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8906DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8906DB
Complementary
#57DB06
Analogous
#1E06DB
Analogous
#DB06C2
Triadic
#DB8906
Triadic
#06DB89
Split comp.
#C2DB06
Split comp.
#06DB1E

Tints & Shades of #8906DB

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

#A010F9
#AE33FA
#BE5BFB
#CD83FC
#DDAAFD
#EBCDFE

Shades

#7605BD
#6704A4
#540386
#410368
#2F024B
#1F0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8906DB.

How #8906DB 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#8906DB
Protanopia#3B3BDB
Protanomaly#642EDB
Deuteranopia#5252DA
Deuteranomaly#6C40DA
Tritanopia#6F5555
Tritanomaly#7A429D
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #8906DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8906db: #8906DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8906DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8906db': '#8906DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.024, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8906db">#8906DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8906DB"

More Purple Colors

#8906DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8906DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8906DB?

#8906DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 6, 219) in RGB and hsl(277, 95%, 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 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #8906DB?

#8906DB is rgb(137, 6, 219) — red 137, green 6, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8906DB?

#8906DB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 97%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8906DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8906DB scores 6.75:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8906DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8906DB 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 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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