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#8A6A87 Color

#8A6A87 is rgb(138, 106, 135) in RGB, hsl(306, 13%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6A87
HEX#8A6A87
RGBrgb(138, 106, 135)
HSLhsl(306, 13%, 48%)
HSVhsv(306, 23%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.058 329.5)
LABlab(48.83% 17.02 -10.93)
LCHlch(48.83% 20.23 327.30)

What #8A6A87 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 #8A6A87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.2Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.27Old Lavender#796878ΔE 9.43French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.18Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.33Rhythm#777696ΔE 13.05

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

#8A6A87 Channel Values

How #8A6A87 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 106 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 13% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 23% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 2% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6A87 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A6A87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6A87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6A87
Complementary
#6A8A6E
Analogous
#7E6A8A
Analogous
#8A6A77
Triadic
#878A6A
Triadic
#6A878A
Split comp.
#778A6A
Split comp.
#6A8A7E

Tints & Shades of #8A6A87

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

#9B7D98
#AB92A8
#BAA6B8
#CCBDCA
#DCD1DA
#EBE5EA

Shades

#795D76
#654E63
#544052
#423341
#312630
#1D161C

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How #8A6A87 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#8A6A87
Protanopia#707087
Protanomaly#7B6E87
Deuteranopia#767686
Deuteranomaly#7E7187
Tritanopia#876E6E
Tritanomaly#886D79
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #8A6A87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6a87: #8A6A87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6A87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6a87': '#8A6A87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.416, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6a87">#8A6A87</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6A87"

More Pink Colors

#8A6A87 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8A6A87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6A87?

#8A6A87 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(138, 106, 135) in RGB and hsl(306, 13%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #8A6A87?

#8A6A87 is rgb(138, 106, 135) — red 138, green 106, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6A87?

#8A6A87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6A87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A6A87 scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6A87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6A87 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 20.67, which is visibly different.

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