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#8A4ACF Color

#8A4ACF is rgb(138, 74, 207) in RGB, hsl(269, 58%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 64%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A4ACF
HEX#8A4ACF
RGBrgb(138, 74, 207)
HSLhsl(269, 58%, 55%)
HSVhsv(269, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 64%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.198 302.5)
LABlab(44.73% 46.74 -59.40)
LCHlch(44.73% 75.59 308.20)

What #8A4ACF 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 #8A4ACF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.11Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.39Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.52Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.11Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.12

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

#8A4ACF Channel Values

How #8A4ACF 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 74 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 58% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A4ACF 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 text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A4ACF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A4ACF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A4ACF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A4ACF
Complementary
#8ECF4A
Analogous
#4A4CCF
Analogous
#CD4ACF
Triadic
#CF8A4A
Triadic
#4ACF8A
Split comp.
#CFCD4A
Split comp.
#4CCF4A

Tints & Shades of #8A4ACF

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

#9A62D5
#A97ADC
#B992E2
#CBAEEA
#DBC7F0
#EADFF6

Shades

#7833C1
#642BA1
#532385
#411C69
#30144D
#1C0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A4ACF.

How #8A4ACF 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#8A4ACF
Protanopia#5959CF
Protanomaly#7053CF
Deuteranopia#6565CE
Deuteranomaly#765BCF
Tritanopia#776868
Tritanomaly#7F5D9C
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #8A4ACF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a4acf: #8A4ACF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A4ACF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a4acf': '#8A4ACF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.290, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_8a4acf">#8A4ACF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A4ACF"

More Purple Colors

#8A4ACF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A4ACF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A4ACF?

#8A4ACF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 74, 207) in RGB and hsl(269, 58%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #8A4ACF?

#8A4ACF is rgb(138, 74, 207) — red 138, green 74, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A4ACF?

#8A4ACF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 64%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A4ACF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A4ACF scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A4ACF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A4ACF 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 13.39, which is visibly different.

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