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#8A36CE Color

#8A36CE is rgb(138, 54, 206) in RGB, hsl(273, 61%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 74%, 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 6.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A36CE
HEX#8A36CE
RGBrgb(138, 54, 206)
HSLhsl(273, 61%, 51%)
HSVhsv(273, 74%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.221 305)
LABlab(41.28% 55.51 -64.39)
LCHlch(41.28% 85.01 310.77)

What #8A36CE 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 #8A36CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.01Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.6Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.21Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.79French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.69Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.06

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

#8A36CE Channel Values

How #8A36CE 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 54 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 61% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 74% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A36CE 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 text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A36CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A36CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A36CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A36CE
Complementary
#7ACE36
Analogous
#3D36CE
Analogous
#CE36C7
Triadic
#CE8A36
Triadic
#36CE8A
Split comp.
#C7CE36
Split comp.
#36CE3D

Tints & Shades of #8A36CE

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

#9A53D5
#A96BDB
#BA88E2
#CAA5E9
#DBC1F0
#E9DAF6

Shades

#772CB5
#67269C
#541F7F
#411863
#2E1146
#1E0B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A36CE.

How #8A36CE 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#8A36CE
Protanopia#4D4DCE
Protanomaly#6B45CE
Deuteranopia#5D5DCD
Deuteranomaly#7250CD
Tritanopia#765D5D
Tritanomaly#7E5098
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8A36CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a36ce: #8A36CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A36CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a36ce': '#8A36CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.212, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8a36ce">#8A36CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A36CE"

More Purple Colors

#8A36CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A36CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A36CE?

#8A36CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 54, 206) in RGB and hsl(273, 61%, 51%) 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #8A36CE?

#8A36CE is rgb(138, 54, 206) — red 138, green 54, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A36CE?

#8A36CE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 74%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A36CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A36CE scores 6:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A36CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A36CE 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 6.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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