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#8A6BAE Color

#8A6BAE is rgb(138, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(268, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 32%) 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6BAE
HEX#8A6BAE
RGBrgb(138, 107, 174)
HSLhsl(268, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(268, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.105 304.6)
LABlab(50.41% 22.95 -31.37)
LCHlch(50.41% 38.87 306.19)

What #8A6BAE 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 #8A6BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.79Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.57Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.62Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.74French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.87

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

#8A6BAE Channel Values

How #8A6BAE 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 107 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6BAE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A6BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6BAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6BAE
Complementary
#8EAE6B
Analogous
#6B6DAE
Analogous
#AB6BAE
Triadic
#AE8A6B
Triadic
#6BAE8A
Split comp.
#AEAB6B
Split comp.
#6DAE6B

Tints & Shades of #8A6BAE

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

#9A7FB8
#A992C3
#B9A6CE
#CBBDDB
#DBD1E6
#EAE5F1

Shades

#78579E
#644884
#533C6D
#412F56
#30223F
#1C1424

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How #8A6BAE 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#8A6BAE
Protanopia#7171AE
Protanomaly#7C6FAE
Deuteranopia#7676AD
Deuteranomaly#7F72AE
Tritanopia#817676
Tritanomaly#857290
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #8A6BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6bae: #8A6BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6bae': '#8A6BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6bae">#8A6BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6BAE"

More Purple Colors

#8A6BAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A6BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6BAE?

#8A6BAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(268, 29%, 55%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #8A6BAE?

#8A6BAE is rgb(138, 107, 174) — red 138, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6BAE?

#8A6BAE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A6BAE scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6BAE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 21.53, which is visibly different.

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