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#8B0ADB Color

#8B0ADB is rgb(139, 10, 219) in RGB, hsl(277, 91%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B0ADB
HEX#8B0ADB
RGBrgb(139, 10, 219)
HSLhsl(277, 91%, 45%)
HSVhsv(277, 95%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.262 304.6)
LABlab(38.30% 69.19 -76.72)
LCHlch(38.30% 103.31 312.05)

What #8B0ADB 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 #8B0ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 5.42Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 5.64Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.88Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.97Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.7Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.57

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

#8B0ADB Channel Values

How #8B0ADB 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 10 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 91% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 95% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.64:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B0ADB 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 text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B0ADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B0ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B0ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B0ADB
Complementary
#5ADB0A
Analogous
#230ADB
Analogous
#DB0AC3
Triadic
#DB8B0A
Triadic
#0ADB8B
Split comp.
#C3DB0A
Split comp.
#0ADB23

Tints & Shades of #8B0ADB

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

#A11AF4
#AF3CF6
#BF63F8
#CD85F9
#DDACFB
#EBCEFD

Shades

#7909BE
#6608A1
#530684
#44056B
#31044E
#1F0231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B0ADB.

How #8B0ADB 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#8B0ADB
Protanopia#3D3DDB
Protanomaly#6530DB
Deuteranopia#5353DA
Deuteranomaly#6E41DA
Tritanopia#725656
Tritanomaly#7D439D
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #8B0ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b0adb: #8B0ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B0ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b0adb': '#8B0ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.039, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8b0adb">#8B0ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B0ADB"

More Purple Colors

#8B0ADB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8B0ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B0ADB?

#8B0ADB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(139, 10, 219) in RGB and hsl(277, 91%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #8B0ADB?

#8B0ADB is rgb(139, 10, 219) — red 139, green 10, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B0ADB?

#8B0ADB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B0ADB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B0ADB scores 6.64:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B0ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B0ADB 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 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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