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#8A68A6 Color

#8A68A6 is rgb(138, 104, 166) in RGB, hsl(273, 26%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 35%) 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 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A68A6
HEX#8A68A6
RGBrgb(138, 104, 166)
HSLhsl(273, 26%, 53%)
HSVhsv(273, 37%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.1 308.7)
LABlab(49.36% 23.18 -28.33)
LCHlch(49.36% 36.61 309.29)

What #8A68A6 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 #8A68A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.1Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.5Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.14French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.69Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.75

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

#8A68A6 Channel Values

How #8A68A6 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 104 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 26% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 37% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A68A6 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 text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A68A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A68A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A68A6
Complementary
#84A668
Analogous
#6B68A6
Analogous
#A668A3
Triadic
#A68A68
Triadic
#68A68A
Split comp.
#A3A668
Split comp.
#68A66B

Tints & Shades of #8A68A6

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

#997BB2
#AB92BF
#B9A5CA
#CBBCD7
#DACFE3
#EBE5F0

Shades

#785794
#664A7D
#543C67
#412F50
#2F223A
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A68A6.

How #8A68A6 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#8A68A6
Protanopia#6F6FA6
Protanomaly#7B6CA6
Deuteranopia#7575A5
Deuteranomaly#7E70A6
Tritanopia#827272
Tritanomaly#856E8A
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #8A68A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a68a6: #8A68A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A68A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a68a6': '#8A68A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.408, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_8a68a6">#8A68A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A68A6"

More Purple Colors

#8A68A6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A68A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A68A6?

#8A68A6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 104, 166) in RGB and hsl(273, 26%, 53%) 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 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #8A68A6?

#8A68A6 is rgb(138, 104, 166) — red 138, green 104, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A68A6?

#8A68A6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A68A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A68A6 scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A68A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A68A6 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 23.98, which is visibly different.

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