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#8918EC Color

#8918EC is rgb(137, 24, 236) in RGB, hsl(272, 85%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 90%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8918EC
HEX#8918EC
RGBrgb(137, 24, 236)
HSLhsl(272, 85%, 51%)
HSVhsv(272, 90%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 90%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.271 299.9)
LABlab(40.09% 69.49 -83.48)
LCHlch(40.09% 108.61 309.77)

What #8918EC 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 #8918EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.09Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.99Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 10.58Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 10.92Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.86French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.25

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

#8918EC Channel Values

How #8918EC 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 24 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 85% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 90% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.17:1 vs white · 3.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8918EC 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 text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8918EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8918EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8918EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8918EC
Complementary
#7BEC18
Analogous
#1F18EC
Analogous
#EC18E5
Triadic
#EC8918
Triadic
#18EC89
Split comp.
#E5EC18
Split comp.
#18EC1F

Tints & Shades of #8918EC

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

#9A39EF
#A855F1
#B976F4
#CA97F7
#DBB8F9
#E9D5FC

Shades

#7711D0
#660FB3
#540C92
#410971
#2E0750
#1E0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8918EC.

How #8918EC 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#8918EC
Protanopia#3F3FEC
Protanomaly#6534EC
Deuteranopia#5454EB
Deuteranomaly#6D43EB
Tritanopia#6A5F5F
Tritanomaly#784CAA
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8918EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8918ec: #8918EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8918EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8918ec': '#8918EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.094, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8918ec">#8918EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8918EC"

More Purple Colors

#8918EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8918EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8918EC?

#8918EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 24, 236) in RGB and hsl(272, 85%, 51%) 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #8918EC?

#8918EC is rgb(137, 24, 236) — red 137, green 24, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8918EC?

#8918EC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 90%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8918EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8918EC scores 6.17:1 against white and 3.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8918EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8918EC 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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