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#8C60D7 Color

#8C60D7 is rgb(140, 96, 215) in RGB, hsl(262, 60%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 55%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C60D7
HEX#8C60D7
RGBrgb(140, 96, 215)
HSLhsl(262, 60%, 61%)
HSVhsv(262, 55%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 55%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.176 297.8)
LABlab(49.91% 37.54 -55.65)
LCHlch(49.91% 67.13 304.01)

What #8C60D7 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 #8C60D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.94Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.01Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.28Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.53Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.8Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.86

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

#8C60D7 Channel Values

How #8C60D7 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 96 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 60% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 55% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C60D7 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C60D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C60D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C60D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C60D7
Complementary
#ABD760
Analogous
#6070D7
Analogous
#C760D7
Triadic
#D78C60
Triadic
#60D78C
Split comp.
#D7C760
Split comp.
#70D760

Tints & Shades of #8C60D7

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

#9A74DC
#AC8DE2
#BBA1E8
#CAB6ED
#D9CAF2
#EAE2F8

Shades

#743FCF
#602EB8
#4F2697
#3C1D72
#2B1452
#1A0C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C60D7.

How #8C60D7 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#8C60D7
Protanopia#6969D7
Protanomaly#7966D7
Deuteranopia#7171D6
Deuteranomaly#7D6BD7
Tritanopia#797878
Tritanomaly#816FA7
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8C60D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c60d7: #8C60D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C60D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c60d7': '#8C60D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.376, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_8c60d7">#8C60D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C60D7"

More Purple Colors

#8C60D7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8C60D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C60D7?

#8C60D7 is a light purple — rgb(140, 96, 215) in RGB and hsl(262, 60%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.94.

What is the RGB value of #8C60D7?

#8C60D7 is rgb(140, 96, 215) — red 140, green 96, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C60D7?

#8C60D7 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 55%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C60D7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8C60D7 scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C60D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C60D7 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 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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