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#8A62A3 Color

#8A62A3 is rgb(138, 98, 163) in RGB, hsl(277, 26%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A62A3
HEX#8A62A3
RGBrgb(138, 98, 163)
HSLhsl(277, 26%, 51%)
HSVhsv(277, 40%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.107 311.6)
LABlab(47.79% 25.99 -29.01)
LCHlch(47.79% 38.94 311.86)

What #8A62A3 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 #8A62A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.75Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.91Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.27Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.43French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.59Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.24

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

#8A62A3 Channel Values

How #8A62A3 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 98 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 26% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 40% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A62A3 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A62A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A62A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A62A3
Complementary
#7AA362
Analogous
#6962A3
Analogous
#A3629B
Triadic
#A38A62
Triadic
#62A38A
Split comp.
#9BA362
Split comp.
#62A369

Tints & Shades of #8A62A3

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

#9A78B0
#A98BBB
#BAA2C8
#CAB8D5
#DBCFE3
#E9E2EE

Shades

#77538D
#67487A
#543A64
#412D4D
#2E2037
#1E1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A62A3.

How #8A62A3 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#8A62A3
Protanopia#6A6AA3
Protanomaly#7867A3
Deuteranopia#7171A2
Deuteranomaly#7C6BA3
Tritanopia#826D6D
Tritanomaly#856986
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #8A62A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a62a3: #8A62A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A62A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a62a3': '#8A62A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.384, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8a62a3">#8A62A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A62A3"

More Purple Colors

#8A62A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A62A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A62A3?

#8A62A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 98, 163) in RGB and hsl(277, 26%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #8A62A3?

#8A62A3 is rgb(138, 98, 163) — red 138, green 98, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A62A3?

#8A62A3 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A62A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A62A3 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A62A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A62A3 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 22.72, which is visibly different.

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