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#8A6FCE Color

#8A6FCE is rgb(138, 111, 206) in RGB, hsl(257, 49%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A6FCE
HEX#8A6FCE
RGBrgb(138, 111, 206)
HSLhsl(257, 49%, 62%)
HSVhsv(257, 46%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.142 295)
LABlab(52.72% 26.95 -46.09)
LCHlch(52.72% 53.39 300.32)

What #8A6FCE 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 #8A6FCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.79Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.06Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.05Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.4Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.87Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.15

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

#8A6FCE Channel Values

How #8A6FCE 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 111 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 49% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 46% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A6FCE 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A6FCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A6FCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A6FCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A6FCE
Complementary
#B3CE6F
Analogous
#6F83CE
Analogous
#B96FCE
Triadic
#CE8A6F
Triadic
#6FCE8A
Split comp.
#CEB96F
Split comp.
#83CE6F

Tints & Shades of #8A6FCE

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

#9982D4
#A895DB
#B8A8E1
#CABEE9
#DAD1EF
#E9E4F6

Shades

#7150C3
#5A3BAB
#4A308D
#3A266E
#2A1B50
#18102E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A6FCE.

How #8A6FCE 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#8A6FCE
Protanopia#7474CE
Protanomaly#7D72CE
Deuteranopia#7979CE
Deuteranomaly#8075CE
Tritanopia#7A8080
Tritanomaly#817AA5
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #8A6FCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a6fce: #8A6FCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A6FCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a6fce': '#8A6FCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.435, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8a6fce">#8A6FCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A6FCE"

More Purple Colors

#8A6FCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8A6FCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A6FCE?

#8A6FCE is a light purple — rgb(138, 111, 206) in RGB and hsl(257, 49%, 62%) 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #8A6FCE?

#8A6FCE is rgb(138, 111, 206) — red 138, green 111, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A6FCE?

#8A6FCE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 46%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A6FCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A6FCE scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A6FCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A6FCE 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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