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#8B46EC Color

#8B46EC is rgb(139, 70, 236) in RGB, hsl(265, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 70%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B46EC
HEX#8B46EC
RGBrgb(139, 70, 236)
HSLhsl(265, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(265, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 70%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.234 297.3)
LABlab(45.93% 54.47 -73.92)
LCHlch(45.93% 91.82 306.39)

What #8B46EC 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 #8B46EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.97Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.42Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.71French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.9Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.8Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.69

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

#8B46EC Channel Values

How #8B46EC 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 70 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8B46EC 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8B46EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8B46EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8B46EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8B46EC
Complementary
#A7EC46
Analogous
#4654EC
Analogous
#DE46EC
Triadic
#EC8B46
Triadic
#46EC8B
Split comp.
#ECDE46
Split comp.
#54EC46

Tints & Shades of #8B46EC

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

#9A5DEE
#AB79F1
#BA90F3
#CBACF6
#D9C3F9
#EBDFFC

Shades

#7421E8
#6115CB
#4F11A6
#3E0E81
#2C0A5C
#1A0637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8B46EC.

How #8B46EC 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#8B46EC
Protanopia#5757EC
Protanomaly#6F51EC
Deuteranopia#6464EB
Deuteranomaly#7559EC
Tritanopia#6F6F6F
Tritanomaly#7B61AF
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #8B46EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8b46ec: #8B46EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B46EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8b46ec': '#8B46EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.275, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8b46ec">#8B46EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8B46EC"

More Purple Colors

#8B46EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8B46EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8B46EC?

#8B46EC is a light purple — rgb(139, 70, 236) in RGB and hsl(265, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #8B46EC?

#8B46EC is rgb(139, 70, 236) — red 139, green 70, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B46EC?

#8B46EC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 70%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B46EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8B46EC scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B46EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B46EC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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