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#8A6EA6 Color

#8A6EA6 is rgb(138, 110, 166) in RGB, hsl(270, 24%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 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 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6EA6
HEX#8A6EA6
RGBrgb(138, 110, 166)
HSLhsl(270, 24%, 54%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.089 306.7)
LABlab(50.86% 19.85 -26.03)
LCHlch(50.86% 32.74 307.32)

What #8A6EA6 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 #8A6EA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.17Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.23Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.33French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.6Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.13Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.19

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

#8A6EA6 Channel Values

How #8A6EA6 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 110 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 24% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 34% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6EA6 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A6EA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6EA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6EA6
Complementary
#8AA66E
Analogous
#6E6EA6
Analogous
#A66EA6
Triadic
#A68A6E
Triadic
#6EA68A
Split comp.
#A6A66E
Split comp.
#6EA66E

Tints & Shades of #8A6EA6

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

#9981B1
#AB97BF
#BAAACB
#C9BDD6
#D9D0E2
#EBE6EF

Shades

#785B95
#664E7E
#544068
#40304F
#2E2339
#1C1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A6EA6.

How #8A6EA6 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#8A6EA6
Protanopia#7373A6
Protanomaly#7D71A6
Deuteranopia#7878A5
Deuteranomaly#8074A6
Tritanopia#837777
Tritanomaly#86738C
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #8A6EA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6ea6: #8A6EA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6EA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6ea6': '#8A6EA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.431, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6ea6">#8A6EA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6EA6"

More Purple Colors

#8A6EA6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A6EA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6EA6?

#8A6EA6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 110, 166) in RGB and hsl(270, 24%, 54%) 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 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #8A6EA6?

#8A6EA6 is rgb(138, 110, 166) — red 138, green 110, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6EA6?

#8A6EA6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6EA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A6EA6 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6EA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6EA6 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 25.29, which is a different colour altogether.

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