Skip to content

#8964A6 Color

#8964A6 is rgb(137, 100, 166) in RGB, hsl(274, 27%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8964A6
HEX#8964A6
RGBrgb(137, 100, 166)
HSLhsl(274, 27%, 52%)
HSVhsv(274, 40%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.107 309.1)
LABlab(48.28% 25.06 -30.02)
LCHlch(48.28% 39.11 309.85)

What #8964A6 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 #8964A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.55Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.73Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.96French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.34Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.36

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

#8964A6 Channel Values

How #8964A6 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 100 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 27% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 40% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8964A6 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8964A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8964A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8964A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8964A6
Complementary
#80A664
Analogous
#6864A6
Analogous
#A664A1
Triadic
#A68964
Triadic
#64A689
Split comp.
#A1A664
Split comp.
#64A668

Tints & Shades of #8964A6

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

#9A7AB3
#A98EBE
#BAA4CB
#C9B8D6
#DACEE3
#E9E2EE

Shades

#775492
#64477B
#523A64
#422F51
#30223A
#1D1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8964A6.

How #8964A6 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#8964A6
Protanopia#6B6BA6
Protanomaly#7869A6
Deuteranopia#7272A5
Deuteranomaly#7C6DA6
Tritanopia#816F6F
Tritanomaly#846B89
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8964A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8964a6: #8964A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8964A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8964a6': '#8964A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.392, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_8964a6">#8964A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8964A6"

More Purple Colors

#8964A6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8964A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8964A6?

#8964A6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(137, 100, 166) in RGB and hsl(274, 27%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #8964A6?

#8964A6 is rgb(137, 100, 166) — red 137, green 100, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8964A6?

#8964A6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8964A6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8964A6 scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8964A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8964A6 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.34, which is visibly different.

Open #8964A6 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.