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#8A2CCE Color

#8A2CCE is rgb(138, 44, 206) in RGB, hsl(275, 65%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 79%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A2CCE
HEX#8A2CCE
RGBrgb(138, 44, 206)
HSLhsl(275, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(275, 79%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 79%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.231 305.8)
LABlab(39.92% 59.24 -66.60)
LCHlch(39.92% 89.13 311.65)

What #8A2CCE 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 #8A2CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.68French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.16Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.18Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.96Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.44Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.17

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

#8A2CCE Channel Values

How #8A2CCE 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 44 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 65% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 79% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.3:1 vs white · 3.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A2CCE 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 text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A2CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A2CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A2CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A2CCE
Complementary
#6FCE2C
Analogous
#392CCE
Analogous
#CE2CC1
Triadic
#CE8A2C
Triadic
#2CCE8A
Split comp.
#C1CE2C
Split comp.
#2CCE39

Tints & Shades of #8A2CCE

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

#9B46D8
#AB63DE
#BB81E4
#CB9EEA
#DBBCF1
#EBD9F7

Shades

#7A26B5
#662097
#551B7E
#411561
#300F48
#1C092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A2CCE.

How #8A2CCE 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#8A2CCE
Protanopia#4848CE
Protanomaly#693ECE
Deuteranopia#5959CD
Deuteranomaly#704BCD
Tritanopia#755959
Tritanomaly#7E4B96
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8A2CCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a2cce: #8A2CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A2CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a2cce': '#8A2CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.173, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8a2cce">#8A2CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A2CCE"

More Purple Colors

#8A2CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A2CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A2CCE?

#8A2CCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 44, 206) in RGB and hsl(275, 65%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #8A2CCE?

#8A2CCE is rgb(138, 44, 206) — red 138, green 44, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A2CCE?

#8A2CCE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 79%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A2CCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A2CCE scores 6.3:1 against white and 3.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A2CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A2CCE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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