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#8A1DCD Color

#8A1DCD is rgb(138, 29, 205) in RGB, hsl(277, 75%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 86%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A1DCD
HEX#8A1DCD
RGBrgb(138, 29, 205)
HSLhsl(277, 75%, 46%)
HSVhsv(277, 86%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 86%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.242 307)
LABlab(38.26% 63.50 -68.71)
LCHlch(38.26% 93.56 312.74)

What #8A1DCD 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 #8A1DCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 5.19Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.4Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.84Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.6Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.94Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.03

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

#8A1DCD Channel Values

How #8A1DCD 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 29 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 75% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 86% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.69:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A1DCD 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 text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A1DCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A1DCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A1DCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A1DCD
Complementary
#61CD1D
Analogous
#321DCD
Analogous
#CD1DB9
Triadic
#CD8A1D
Triadic
#1DCD8A
Split comp.
#B9CD1D
Split comp.
#1DCD32

Tints & Shades of #8A1DCD

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

#9C2DE1
#AD51E6
#BC70EB
#CD94F0
#DBB3F4
#ECD7F9

Shades

#7819B3
#661698
#54127D
#420E62
#300A47
#1E062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A1DCD.

How #8A1DCD 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#8A1DCD
Protanopia#4141CD
Protanomaly#6636CD
Deuteranopia#5656CC
Deuteranomaly#6E45CC
Tritanopia#755454
Tritanomaly#7E4494
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #8A1DCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a1dcd: #8A1DCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A1DCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a1dcd': '#8A1DCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.114, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_8a1dcd">#8A1DCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A1DCD"

More Purple Colors

#8A1DCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A1DCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A1DCD?

#8A1DCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 29, 205) in RGB and hsl(277, 75%, 46%) 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #8A1DCD?

#8A1DCD is rgb(138, 29, 205) — red 138, green 29, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A1DCD?

#8A1DCD converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 86%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A1DCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A1DCD scores 6.69:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A1DCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A1DCD 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 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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