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#8A5ACE Color

#8A5ACE is rgb(138, 90, 206) in RGB, hsl(265, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A5ACE
HEX#8A5ACE
RGBrgb(138, 90, 206)
HSLhsl(265, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(265, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.174 300.1)
LABlab(47.91% 38.38 -53.72)
LCHlch(47.91% 66.02 305.54)

What #8A5ACE 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 #8A5ACE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.35Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.6Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.99Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.96Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.96

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

#8A5ACE Channel Values

How #8A5ACE 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 90 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A5ACE 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A5ACE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A5ACE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A5ACE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A5ACE
Complementary
#9ECE5A
Analogous
#5A64CE
Analogous
#C45ACE
Triadic
#CE8A5A
Triadic
#5ACE8A
Split comp.
#CEC45A
Split comp.
#64CE5A

Tints & Shades of #8A5ACE

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

#9B72D5
#A985DB
#BA9DE2
#CAB4E9
#DBCCF0
#E9E0F6

Shades

#743BC4
#6432A9
#512989
#3F206A
#2C164B
#1C0E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A5ACE.

How #8A5ACE 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#8A5ACE
Protanopia#6464CE
Protanomaly#7560CE
Deuteranopia#6D6DCD
Deuteranomaly#7A66CE
Tritanopia#787272
Tritanomaly#80699F
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #8A5ACE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a5ace: #8A5ACE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A5ACE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a5ace': '#8A5ACE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.353, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8a5ace">#8A5ACE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A5ACE"

More Purple Colors

#8A5ACE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A5ACE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A5ACE?

#8A5ACE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 90, 206) in RGB and hsl(265, 54%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.35.

What is the RGB value of #8A5ACE?

#8A5ACE is rgb(138, 90, 206) — red 138, green 90, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A5ACE?

#8A5ACE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A5ACE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A5ACE scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A5ACE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A5ACE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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