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#8C7DAA Color

#8C7DAA is rgb(140, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(260, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8C7DAA
HEX#8C7DAA
RGBrgb(140, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(260, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(260, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.069 299.7)
LABlab(55.05% 12.96 -21.92)
LCHlch(55.05% 25.46 300.59)

What #8C7DAA 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 #8C7DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.67Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.64Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.09Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.62Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.99Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.41

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

#8C7DAA Channel Values

How #8C7DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8C7DAA 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8C7DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8C7DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8C7DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8C7DAA
Complementary
#9BAA7D
Analogous
#7D85AA
Analogous
#A37DAA
Triadic
#AA8C7D
Triadic
#7DAA8C
Split comp.
#AAA37D
Split comp.
#85AA7D

Tints & Shades of #8C7DAA

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

#9D90B6
#AA9FC1
#BBB2CD
#CBC4D9
#DCD7E5
#E9E6EF

Shades

#77659A
#665785
#53476C
#403653
#2D263B
#1C1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8C7DAA.

How #8C7DAA 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#8C7DAA
Protanopia#8080AA
Protanomaly#857FAA
Deuteranopia#8282AA
Deuteranomaly#8680AA
Tritanopia#868484
Tritanomaly#888195
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #8C7DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8c7daa: #8C7DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8C7DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8c7daa': '#8C7DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8c7daa">#8C7DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8C7DAA"

More Purple Colors

#8C7DAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8C7DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8C7DAA?

#8C7DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(140, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(260, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #8C7DAA?

#8C7DAA is rgb(140, 125, 170) — red 140, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8C7DAA?

#8C7DAA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8C7DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8C7DAA scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8C7DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8C7DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 19.56, which is visibly different.

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