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#8A06EF Color

#8A06EF is rgb(138, 6, 239) in RGB, hsl(274, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A06EF
HEX#8A06EF
RGBrgb(138, 6, 239)
HSLhsl(274, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(274, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.279 300.1)
LABlab(39.61% 72.63 -85.96)
LCHlch(39.61% 112.53 310.19)

What #8A06EF 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 #8A06EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 7.21Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 7.41Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.93Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 9.4Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 9.5Near Violet#8000FFΔE 9.7

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

#8A06EF Channel Values

How #8A06EF 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 138 · G 6 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.26:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A06EF 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 text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A06EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A06EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A06EF
Complementary
#6BEF06
Analogous
#1606EF
Analogous
#EF06DF
Triadic
#EF8A06
Triadic
#06EF8A
Split comp.
#DFEF06
Split comp.
#06EF16

Tints & Shades of #8A06EF

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

#9B1FF9
#AA42FA
#BA65FB
#CC8DFC
#DBAFFD
#EBD2FE

Shades

#7905D1
#6504AE
#530490
#420372
#310255
#1D0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A06EF.

How #8A06EF 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#8A06EF
Protanopia#3C3CEF
Protanomaly#642EEF
Deuteranopia#5252EE
Deuteranomaly#6D40EE
Tritanopia#6A5D5D
Tritanomaly#7849AC
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8A06EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a06ef: #8A06EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A06EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a06ef': '#8A06EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.024, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8a06ef">#8A06EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A06EF"

More Purple Colors

#8A06EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A06EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A06EF?

#8A06EF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 6, 239) in RGB and hsl(274, 95%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #8A06EF?

#8A06EF is rgb(138, 6, 239) — red 138, green 6, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A06EF?

#8A06EF converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A06EF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A06EF scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A06EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A06EF 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 13.96, which is visibly different.

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