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#8A6198 Color

#8A6198 is rgb(138, 97, 152) in RGB, hsl(285, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6198
HEX#8A6198
RGBrgb(138, 97, 152)
HSLhsl(285, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(285, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.095 317.3)
LABlab(47.14% 24.69 -23.53)
LCHlch(47.14% 34.11 316.37)

What #8A6198 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 #8A6198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 5.06Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.39Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.03Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.05Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.61Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.81

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

#8A6198 Channel Values

How #8A6198 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 97 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6198 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A6198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6198
Complementary
#6F9861
Analogous
#6F6198
Analogous
#98618B
Triadic
#988B61
Triadic
#61988B
Split comp.
#8B9861
Split comp.
#61986F

Tints & Shades of #8A6198

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

#9B76A7
#AB8CB5
#BBA2C3
#CBB7D1
#DBCDDF
#EBE3ED

Shades

#7A5686
#664870
#553C5D
#412E48
#302235
#1C141F

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How #8A6198 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#8A6198
Protanopia#696998
Protanomaly#786698
Deuteranopia#717197
Deuteranomaly#7C6B98
Tritanopia#846A6A
Tritanomaly#86677F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #8A6198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6198: #8A6198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6198': '#8A6198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.380, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6198">#8A6198</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6198"

More Purple Colors

#8A6198 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A6198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6198?

#8A6198 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 97, 152) in RGB and hsl(285, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #8A6198?

#8A6198 is rgb(138, 97, 152) — red 138, green 97, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6198?

#8A6198 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 36%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6198 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A6198 scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6198 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 25.77, which is a different colour altogether.

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