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#8B097E Color

#8B097E is rgb(139, 9, 126) in RGB, hsl(306, 88%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 9%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B097E
HEX#8B097E
RGBrgb(139, 9, 126)
HSLhsl(306, 88%, 29%)
HSVhsv(306, 94%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 9%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.192 333.5)
LABlab(32.27% 56.90 -30.79)
LCHlch(32.27% 64.69 331.58)

What #8B097E 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 #8B097E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 5.27Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 5.73Patriarch#800080ΔE 6.13Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 8.19Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.81Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 15.42

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

#8B097E Channel Values

How #8B097E 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 9 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 88% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 94% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 9% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.61:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B097E 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 text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B097E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B097E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B097E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B097E
Complementary
#098B16
Analogous
#57098B
Analogous
#8B093D
Triadic
#7E8B09
Triadic
#097E8B
Split comp.
#3D8B09
Split comp.
#098B57

Tints & Shades of #8B097E

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

#BB0CA9
#EB0FD5
#F23AE0
#F566E7
#F896EE
#FBC5F6

Shades

#78086D
#690760
#56064E
#480541
#350330
#260223

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B097E.

How #8B097E 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#8B097E
Protanopia#3D3D7E
Protanomaly#652F7E
Deuteranopia#53537C
Deuteranomaly#6E417D
Tritanopia#842F2F
Tritanomaly#872559
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

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Using #8B097E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b097e: #8B097E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B097E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b097e': '#8B097E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.035, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_8b097e">#8B097E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B097E"

More Pink Colors

#8B097E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B097E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B097E?

#8B097E is a dark pink — rgb(139, 9, 126) in RGB and hsl(306, 88%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #8B097E?

#8B097E is rgb(139, 9, 126) — red 139, green 9, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B097E?

#8B097E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 9%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B097E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B097E scores 8.61:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B097E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B097E 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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