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#8B33C1 Color

#8B33C1 is rgb(139, 51, 193) in RGB, hsl(277, 58%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 24%) 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 6.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B33C1
HEX#8B33C1
RGBrgb(139, 51, 193)
HSLhsl(277, 58%, 48%)
HSVhsv(277, 74%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.212 309)
LABlab(40.16% 54.68 -58.64)
LCHlch(40.16% 80.18 313.00)

What #8B33C1 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 #8B33C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.21Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.5Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.31Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.24Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.62Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.85

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

#8B33C1 Channel Values

How #8B33C1 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 51 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 58% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 74% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B33C1 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 text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B33C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B33C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B33C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B33C1
Complementary
#6AC133
Analogous
#4433C1
Analogous
#C133B1
Triadic
#C18B33
Triadic
#33C18B
Split comp.
#B1C133
Split comp.
#33C144

Tints & Shades of #8B33C1

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

#9C4ACF
#AB66D6
#BB82DE
#CCA2E6
#DCBFEE
#EBDBF5

Shades

#7A2DA9
#65258D
#541F75
#43195D
#311244
#1D0B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B33C1.

How #8B33C1 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#8B33C1
Protanopia#4C4CC1
Protanomaly#6B43C1
Deuteranopia#5C5CC0
Deuteranomaly#724FC0
Tritanopia#7A5757
Tritanomaly#814B8E
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8B33C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b33c1: #8B33C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B33C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b33c1': '#8B33C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.200, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_8b33c1">#8B33C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B33C1"

More Purple Colors

#8B33C1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8B33C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B33C1?

#8B33C1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(139, 51, 193) in RGB and hsl(277, 58%, 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 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #8B33C1?

#8B33C1 is rgb(139, 51, 193) — red 139, green 51, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B33C1?

#8B33C1 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B33C1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B33C1 scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B33C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B33C1 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 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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