Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE)

The hex code for Middle Blue Purple is #8B72BE. It is rgb(139, 114, 190) in RGB, hsl(260, 37%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8B72BE

HEX#8B72BE

RGBrgb(139, 114, 190)

HSLhsl(260, 37%, 60%)

HSVhsv(260, 40%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.115 298)

LABlab(52.87% 22.41 -36.73)

LCHlch(52.87% 43.03 301.39)

Colors Closest to Middle Blue Purple

Middle Blue Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.61 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.23 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.37 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.86 Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 14.59 Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.89

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#8B72BE Channel Values

How Middle Blue Purple breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 139 · G 114 · B 190	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 37% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 40% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Middle Blue Purple 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 text4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Middle Blue Purple

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

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Middle Blue Purple

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.

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Shades

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How Middle Blue Purple 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#8B72BE

Protanopia#7777BE

Protanomaly#7F75BE

Deuteranopia#7B7BBE

Deuteranomaly#8277BE

Tritanopia#7F7F7F

Tritanomaly#847A9C

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #8B72BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--middle-blue-purple: #8B72BE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8B72BE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'middle-blue-purple': '#8B72BE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.447, blue: 0.745)

Android XML<color name="middle_blue_purple">#8B72BE</color>

SVG fillfill="#8B72BE"

More Purple Colors

Middle Blue Purple sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8e51ff 8a2be2 8f00ff 8900eb 915bc8 8806ce 9370db 8601af 9400d3 842bb1 942dae 8200db 9933cc a684ff b66bdb cba1f2 d891ef eae2f8 1b0d35 32174d 42144d 590080 663399 784bd2

#8B72BE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Middle Blue Purple?

The hex code for Middle Blue Purple is #8B72BE. That is rgb(139, 114, 190) in RGB, hsl(260, 37%, 60%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8B72BE?

#8B72BE is rgb(139, 114, 190) — red 139, green 114, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8B72BE?

#8B72BE converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8B72BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8B72BE scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8B72BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8B72BE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.79, which is visibly different.

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