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#8A6BE6 Color

#8A6BE6 is rgb(138, 107, 230) in RGB, hsl(255, 71%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6BE6
HEX#8A6BE6
RGBrgb(138, 107, 230)
HSLhsl(255, 71%, 66%)
HSVhsv(255, 53%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.179 291.9)
LABlab(52.94% 34.20 -59.26)
LCHlch(52.94% 68.42 299.99)

What #8A6BE6 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 #8A6BE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.42Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.12Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.54Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.66Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.19Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.06

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

#8A6BE6 Channel Values

How #8A6BE6 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 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 71% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 53% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6BE6 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A6BE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6BE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6BE6
Complementary
#C7E66B
Analogous
#6B8AE6
Analogous
#C76BE6
Triadic
#E68A6B
Triadic
#6BE68A
Split comp.
#E6C76B
Split comp.
#8AE66B

Tints & Shades of #8A6BE6

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

#9B81EA
#A992ED
#BAA8F0
#C8B9F3
#D9CFF7
#E7E0FA

Shades

#6A43DF
#4F23D1
#401DAA
#331787
#241060
#150A39

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How #8A6BE6 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#8A6BE6
Protanopia#7171E6
Protanomaly#7C6FE6
Deuteranopia#7676E6
Deuteranomaly#7F72E6
Tritanopia#738383
Tritanomaly#7D7AB3
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #8A6BE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6be6: #8A6BE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6BE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6be6': '#8A6BE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.420, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6be6">#8A6BE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6BE6"

More Purple Colors

#8A6BE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A6BE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6BE6?

#8A6BE6 is a light purple — rgb(138, 107, 230) in RGB and hsl(255, 71%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #8A6BE6?

#8A6BE6 is rgb(138, 107, 230) — red 138, green 107, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6BE6?

#8A6BE6 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6BE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A6BE6 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6BE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6BE6 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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