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#8C6BAE Color

#8C6BAE is rgb(140, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(270, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C6BAE
HEX#8C6BAE
RGBrgb(140, 107, 174)
HSLhsl(270, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(270, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.106 306)
LABlab(50.62% 23.63 -31.02)
LCHlch(50.62% 38.99 307.30)

What #8C6BAE 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 #8C6BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.69Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.56Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.32French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.68African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.29

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

#8C6BAE Channel Values

How #8C6BAE 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 107 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C6BAE 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 text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8C6BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C6BAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C6BAE
Complementary
#8CAE6B
Analogous
#6B6BAE
Analogous
#AE6BAE
Triadic
#AE8C6B
Triadic
#6BAE8C
Split comp.
#AEAE6B
Split comp.
#6BAE6B

Tints & Shades of #8C6BAE

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

#9C7FB8
#AB92C3
#BAA6CE
#CCBDDB
#DBD1E6
#EBE5F1

Shades

#7A579E
#664884
#543C6D
#422F56
#30223F
#1C1424

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How #8C6BAE 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#8C6BAE
Protanopia#7171AE
Protanomaly#7D6FAE
Deuteranopia#7777AD
Deuteranomaly#8073AE
Tritanopia#837676
Tritanomaly#877290
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #8C6BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c6bae: #8C6BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C6BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c6bae': '#8C6BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8c6bae">#8C6BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C6BAE"

More Purple Colors

#8C6BAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8C6BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C6BAE?

#8C6BAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(140, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(270, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #8C6BAE?

#8C6BAE is rgb(140, 107, 174) — red 140, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C6BAE?

#8C6BAE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C6BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8C6BAE scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C6BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C6BAE 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 21.55, which is visibly different.

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