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#8A6BE1 Color

#8A6BE1 is rgb(138, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(256, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6BE1
HEX#8A6BE1
RGBrgb(138, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(256, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(256, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.173 292.7)
LABlab(52.68% 33.13 -56.87)
LCHlch(52.68% 65.81 300.23)

What #8A6BE1 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 #8A6BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.64Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.74Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.5Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.08Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.24

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

#8A6BE1 Channel Values

How #8A6BE1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6BE1 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 text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A6BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A6BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6BE1
Complementary
#C1E16B
Analogous
#6B86E1
Analogous
#C56BE1
Triadic
#E18A6B
Triadic
#6BE18A
Split comp.
#E1C56B
Split comp.
#86E16B

Tints & Shades of #8A6BE1

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

#9B80E5
#A891E8
#B9A6ED
#CABBF1
#DAD0F5
#E8E1F9

Shades

#6C45D9
#552ACB
#4522A5
#351A7F
#251259
#170B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A6BE1.

How #8A6BE1 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#8A6BE1
Protanopia#7171E1
Protanomaly#7C6FE1
Deuteranopia#7676E1
Deuteranomaly#7F72E1
Tritanopia#758282
Tritanomaly#7E79B0
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #8A6BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6be1: #8A6BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6be1': '#8A6BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6be1">#8A6BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6BE1"

More Purple Colors

#8A6BE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A6BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6BE1?

#8A6BE1 is a light purple — rgb(138, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(256, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #8A6BE1?

#8A6BE1 is rgb(138, 107, 225) — red 138, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6BE1?

#8A6BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A6BE1 scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6BE1 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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