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#8C5CC7 Color

#8C5CC7 is rgb(140, 92, 199) in RGB, hsl(267, 49%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C5CC7
HEX#8C5CC7
RGBrgb(140, 92, 199)
HSLhsl(267, 49%, 57%)
HSVhsv(267, 54%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.163 302.3)
LABlab(48.22% 36.51 -49.20)
LCHlch(48.22% 61.27 306.58)

What #8C5CC7 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 #8C5CC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 5.26Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.99Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.44Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.14Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.29Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.28

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

#8C5CC7 Channel Values

How #8C5CC7 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 92 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 49% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 54% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C5CC7 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C5CC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C5CC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C5CC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C5CC7
Complementary
#97C75C
Analogous
#5C61C7
Analogous
#C25CC7
Triadic
#C78C5C
Triadic
#5CC78C
Split comp.
#C7C25C
Split comp.
#61C75C

Tints & Shades of #8C5CC7

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

#9C72CF
#AC89D7
#BCA0DE
#CAB3E5
#DACAED
#EAE1F5

Shades

#7740BA
#6637A0
#522C81
#412367
#2E1948
#1D102E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C5CC7.

How #8C5CC7 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#8C5CC7
Protanopia#6666C7
Protanomaly#7762C7
Deuteranopia#6F6FC6
Deuteranomaly#7C68C7
Tritanopia#7C7171
Tritanomaly#83699B
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #8C5CC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c5cc7: #8C5CC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C5CC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c5cc7': '#8C5CC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.361, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_8c5cc7">#8C5CC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C5CC7"

More Purple Colors

#8C5CC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8C5CC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C5CC7?

#8C5CC7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(140, 92, 199) in RGB and hsl(267, 49%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #8C5CC7?

#8C5CC7 is rgb(140, 92, 199) — red 140, green 92, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C5CC7?

#8C5CC7 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 54%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C5CC7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8C5CC7 scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C5CC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C5CC7 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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