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#8D03DD Color

#8D03DD is rgb(141, 3, 221) in RGB, hsl(278, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 99%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D03DD
HEX#8D03DD
RGBrgb(141, 3, 221)
HSLhsl(278, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(278, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 99%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.266 305)
LABlab(38.51% 70.56 -77.51)
LCHlch(38.51% 104.81 312.31)

What #8D03DD 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 #8D03DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.17Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.28French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.75Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.17Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.03Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 13.82

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

#8D03DD Channel Values

How #8D03DD 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 141 · G 3 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.58:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D03DD 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 text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D03DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D03DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D03DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D03DD
Complementary
#53DD03
Analogous
#2003DD
Analogous
#DD03C0
Triadic
#DD8D03
Triadic
#03DD8D
Split comp.
#C0DD03
Split comp.
#03DD20

Tints & Shades of #8D03DD

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

#A40EFB
#B131FC
#C159FC
#D081FD
#DFAAFE
#ECCDFE

Shades

#7A03BF
#6A03A6
#570288
#430269
#30014B
#200132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D03DD.

How #8D03DD 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#8D03DD
Protanopia#3D3DDD
Protanomaly#672FDD
Deuteranopia#5454DC
Deuteranomaly#6F41DC
Tritanopia#745656
Tritanomaly#7F439F
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D03DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d03dd: #8D03DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D03DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d03dd': '#8D03DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.012, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_8d03dd">#8D03DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D03DD"

More Purple Colors

#8D03DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D03DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D03DD?

#8D03DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 3, 221) in RGB and hsl(278, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #8D03DD?

#8D03DD is rgb(141, 3, 221) — red 141, green 3, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D03DD?

#8D03DD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 99%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D03DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D03DD scores 6.58:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D03DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D03DD 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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