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#8B00DB Color

#8B00DB is rgb(139, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 100%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B00DB
HEX#8B00DB
RGBrgb(139, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(278, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(278, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.265 304.8)
LABlab(37.91% 70.31 -77.35)
LCHlch(37.91% 104.53 312.27)

What #8B00DB 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 #8B00DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.18French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.35Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.83Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.13Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.44Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 14.38

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

#8B00DB Channel Values

How #8B00DB 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 139 · G 0 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B00DB 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.

TextWhite text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8B00DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B00DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B00DB
Complementary
#50DB00
Analogous
#1D00DB
Analogous
#DB00BE
Triadic
#DB8B00
Triadic
#00DB8B
Split comp.
#BEDB00
Split comp.
#00DB1D

Tints & Shades of #8B00DB

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

#A305FF
#B22EFF
#C157FF
#CE7AFF
#DDA3FF
#ECCCFF

Shades

#7800BD
#6700A3
#540085
#44006B
#30004D
#200033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B00DB.

How #8B00DB 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#8B00DB
Protanopia#3B3BDB
Protanomaly#652DDB
Deuteranopia#5252DA
Deuteranomaly#6E40DA
Tritanopia#725454
Tritanomaly#7D419D
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #8B00DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b00db: #8B00DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B00DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b00db': '#8B00DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8b00db">#8B00DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B00DB"

More Purple Colors

#8B00DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B00DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B00DB?

#8B00DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(139, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(278, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #8B00DB?

#8B00DB is rgb(139, 0, 219) — red 139, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B00DB?

#8B00DB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B00DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B00DB scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B00DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B00DB 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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