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#8A739C Color

#8A739C is rgb(138, 115, 156) in RGB, hsl(274, 17%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A739C
HEX#8A739C
RGBrgb(138, 115, 156)
HSLhsl(274, 17%, 53%)
HSVhsv(274, 26%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.067 309.9)
LABlab(51.79% 15.35 -18.79)
LCHlch(51.79% 24.26 309.24)

What #8A739C 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 #8A739C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.58French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.92Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.44Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.8Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.88

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

#8A739C Channel Values

How #8A739C 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 115 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 17% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 26% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A739C 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A739C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A739C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A739C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A739C
Complementary
#849C73
Analogous
#75739C
Analogous
#9C7399
Triadic
#9C8A73
Triadic
#739C8A
Split comp.
#999C73
Split comp.
#739C75

Tints & Shades of #8A739C

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

#9985A8
#AA9AB7
#B9ABC4
#CBC0D3
#DAD2DF
#EBE7EE

Shades

#786189
#665374
#53445F
#41354B
#2F2636
#1D1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A739C.

How #8A739C 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#8A739C
Protanopia#77779C
Protanomaly#7F769C
Deuteranopia#7B7B9C
Deuteranomaly#81789C
Tritanopia#857979
Tritanomaly#877788
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #8A739C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a739c: #8A739C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A739C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a739c': '#8A739C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.451, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_8a739c">#8A739C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A739C"

More Purple Colors

#8A739C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A739C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A739C?

#8A739C is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 115, 156) in RGB and hsl(274, 17%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #8A739C?

#8A739C is rgb(138, 115, 156) — red 138, green 115, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A739C?

#8A739C converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A739C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A739C scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A739C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A739C 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 20.32, which is visibly different.

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