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#8A38D6 Color

#8A38D6 is rgb(138, 56, 214) in RGB, hsl(271, 66%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 74%, 0%, 16%) 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 8.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A38D6
HEX#8A38D6
RGBrgb(138, 56, 214)
HSLhsl(271, 66%, 53%)
HSVhsv(271, 74%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 74%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.227 303)
LABlab(42.10% 56.13 -67.66)
LCHlch(42.10% 87.91 309.68)

What #8A38D6 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 #8A38D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.03Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.82Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.23French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.09Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.77Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.26

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

#8A38D6 Channel Values

How #8A38D6 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 56 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 66% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 74% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A38D6 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A38D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A38D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A38D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A38D6
Complementary
#85D638
Analogous
#3B38D6
Analogous
#D638D4
Triadic
#D68A38
Triadic
#38D68A
Split comp.
#D4D638
Split comp.
#38D63B

Tints & Shades of #8A38D6

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

#9951DB
#AA6FE2
#B988E7
#CBA6ED
#DAC0F2
#EBDDF8

Shades

#7828C3
#6622A5
#531C87
#41166A
#2F104C
#1D0A2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A38D6.

How #8A38D6 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#8A38D6
Protanopia#4E4ED6
Protanomaly#6B46D6
Deuteranopia#5D5DD5
Deuteranomaly#7251D5
Tritanopia#746161
Tritanomaly#7D539E
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #8A38D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a38d6: #8A38D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A38D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a38d6': '#8A38D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.220, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_8a38d6">#8A38D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A38D6"

More Purple Colors

#8A38D6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A38D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A38D6?

#8A38D6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 56, 214) in RGB and hsl(271, 66%, 53%) 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 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #8A38D6?

#8A38D6 is rgb(138, 56, 214) — red 138, green 56, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A38D6?

#8A38D6 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 74%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A38D6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A38D6 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A38D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A38D6 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 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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