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#8B27CE Color

#8B27CE is rgb(139, 39, 206) in RGB, hsl(276, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B27CE
HEX#8B27CE
RGBrgb(139, 39, 206)
HSLhsl(276, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.236 306.5)
LABlab(39.48% 61.06 -67.30)
LCHlch(39.48% 90.88 312.22)

What #8B27CE 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 #8B27CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.55French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.22Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.04Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.19Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.35Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.79

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

#8B27CE Channel Values

How #8B27CE 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 39 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B27CE 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B27CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B27CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B27CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B27CE
Complementary
#6ACE27
Analogous
#3827CE
Analogous
#CE27BD
Triadic
#CE8B27
Triadic
#27CE8B
Split comp.
#BDCE27
Split comp.
#27CE38

Tints & Shades of #8B27CE

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

#9C3EDA
#AB5CE0
#BB7AE6
#CC9CEC
#DCBAF2
#EBD8F8

Shades

#7A22B4
#651D96
#54187C
#431363
#310E49
#1D082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B27CE.

How #8B27CE 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#8B27CE
Protanopia#4646CE
Protanomaly#683CCE
Deuteranopia#5959CD
Deuteranomaly#7049CD
Tritanopia#765757
Tritanomaly#7F4896
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #8B27CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b27ce: #8B27CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B27CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b27ce': '#8B27CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.153, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_8b27ce">#8B27CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B27CE"

More Purple Colors

#8B27CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B27CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B27CE?

#8B27CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(139, 39, 206) in RGB and hsl(276, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #8B27CE?

#8B27CE is rgb(139, 39, 206) — red 139, green 39, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B27CE?

#8B27CE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 81%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B27CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B27CE scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B27CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B27CE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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