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#8B3FC6 Color

#8B3FC6 is rgb(139, 63, 198) in RGB, hsl(274, 54%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 22%) 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 9.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B3FC6
HEX#8B3FC6
RGBrgb(139, 63, 198)
HSLhsl(274, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.203 306.5)
LABlab(42.36% 50.49 -58.02)
LCHlch(42.36% 76.91 311.03)

What #8B3FC6 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 #8B3FC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.81Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.25Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.77Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.18Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.92Purple Heart#69359CΔE 17.88

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

#8B3FC6 Channel Values

How #8B3FC6 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 63 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 54% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.79:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B3FC6 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 text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B3FC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B3FC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B3FC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B3FC6
Complementary
#79C63F
Analogous
#483FC6
Analogous
#C63FBD
Triadic
#C68B3F
Triadic
#3FC68B
Split comp.
#BDC63F
Split comp.
#3FC648

Tints & Shades of #8B3FC6

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

#9C5ACE
#AA72D5
#BA8DDD
#CBA9E5
#DCC4ED
#EADCF4

Shades

#7834AD
#682D95
#55247A
#421C5E
#2E1443
#1E0D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B3FC6.

How #8B3FC6 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#8B3FC6
Protanopia#5252C6
Protanomaly#6E4BC6
Deuteranopia#6161C5
Deuteranomaly#7455C5
Tritanopia#795F5F
Tritanomaly#815494
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #8B3FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b3fc6: #8B3FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B3FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b3fc6': '#8B3FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.247, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_8b3fc6">#8B3FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B3FC6"

More Purple Colors

#8B3FC6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B3FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B3FC6?

#8B3FC6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(139, 63, 198) in RGB and hsl(274, 54%, 51%) 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 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #8B3FC6?

#8B3FC6 is rgb(139, 63, 198) — red 139, green 63, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B3FC6?

#8B3FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B3FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B3FC6 scores 5.79:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B3FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B3FC6 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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