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#8C3BC9 Color

#8C3BC9 is rgb(140, 59, 201) in RGB, hsl(274, 57%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 71%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C3BC9
HEX#8C3BC9
RGBrgb(140, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(274, 57%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 71%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 71%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.211 306.6)
LABlab(42.02% 53.01 -60.29)
LCHlch(42.02% 80.28 311.32)

What #8C3BC9 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 #8C3BC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.99Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.28Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.09Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.11Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.26Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.46

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

#8C3BC9 Channel Values

How #8C3BC9 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 140 · G 59 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 57% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 71% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.86:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C3BC9 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 text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C3BC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C3BC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C3BC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C3BC9
Complementary
#79C93B
Analogous
#443BC9
Analogous
#C93BC0
Triadic
#C98C3B
Triadic
#3BC98C
Split comp.
#C0C93B
Split comp.
#3BC944

Tints & Shades of #8C3BC9

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

#9C57D1
#AA6FD8
#BB8BDF
#CBA7E7
#DCC3EF
#EADBF5

Shades

#7930B0
#682A98
#55227C
#421A60
#2F1344
#1E0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C3BC9.

How #8C3BC9 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#8C3BC9
Protanopia#5050C9
Protanomaly#6D49C9
Deuteranopia#6060C8
Deuteranomaly#7453C8
Tritanopia#7A5E5E
Tritanomaly#815295
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #8C3BC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c3bc9: #8C3BC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C3BC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c3bc9': '#8C3BC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.231, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_8c3bc9">#8C3BC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C3BC9"

More Purple Colors

#8C3BC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8C3BC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C3BC9?

#8C3BC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(140, 59, 201) in RGB and hsl(274, 57%, 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #8C3BC9?

#8C3BC9 is rgb(140, 59, 201) — red 140, green 59, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C3BC9?

#8C3BC9 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 71%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C3BC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8C3BC9 scores 5.86:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C3BC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C3BC9 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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