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#8A65A4 Color

#8A65A4 is rgb(138, 101, 164) in RGB, hsl(275, 26%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 38%, 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 7.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A65A4
HEX#8A65A4
RGBrgb(138, 101, 164)
HSLhsl(275, 26%, 52%)
HSVhsv(275, 38%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.103 310.4)
LABlab(48.55% 24.50 -28.41)
LCHlch(48.55% 37.52 310.77)

What #8A65A4 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 #8A65A4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.35Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.93Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.6French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.75Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 13.05

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

#8A65A4 Channel Values

How #8A65A4 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 101 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 26% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 38% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A65A4 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A65A4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A65A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A65A4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A65A4
Complementary
#7FA465
Analogous
#6A65A4
Analogous
#A4659F
Triadic
#A48A65
Triadic
#65A48A
Split comp.
#9FA465
Split comp.
#65A46A

Tints & Shades of #8A65A4

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

#9B7BB2
#AA8FBD
#BBA5CA
#C9B8D5
#DACFE3
#E9E2EE

Shades

#785591
#65487A
#523A64
#432F50
#30223A
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A65A4.

How #8A65A4 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#8A65A4
Protanopia#6C6CA4
Protanomaly#796AA4
Deuteranopia#7373A3
Deuteranomaly#7D6EA4
Tritanopia#827070
Tritanomaly#856B88
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #8A65A4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a65a4: #8A65A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A65A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a65a4': '#8A65A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.396, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_8a65a4">#8A65A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A65A4"

More Purple Colors

#8A65A4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A65A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A65A4?

#8A65A4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 101, 164) in RGB and hsl(275, 26%, 52%) 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 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #8A65A4?

#8A65A4 is rgb(138, 101, 164) — red 138, green 101, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A65A4?

#8A65A4 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A65A4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A65A4 scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A65A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A65A4 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 23.42, which is visibly different.

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