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#8D04DC Color

#8D04DC is rgb(141, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(278, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 98%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D04DC
HEX#8D04DC
RGBrgb(141, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(278, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(278, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.265 305.2)
LABlab(38.47% 70.30 -77.00)
LCHlch(38.47% 104.26 312.39)

What #8D04DC 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 #8D04DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 5.77French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.19Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.37Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.86Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.65Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.08

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

#8D04DC Channel Values

How #8D04DC 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 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D04DC 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 text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D04DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D04DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D04DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D04DC
Complementary
#53DC04
Analogous
#2104DC
Analogous
#DC04BF
Triadic
#DC8D04
Triadic
#04DC8D
Split comp.
#BFDC04
Split comp.
#04DC21

Tints & Shades of #8D04DC

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

#A40FFA
#B132FB
#C05AFC
#D082FC
#DFAAFD
#ECCDFE

Shades

#7A04BE
#6A03A5
#560387
#430269
#30024B
#200132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D04DC.

How #8D04DC 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#8D04DC
Protanopia#3D3DDC
Protanomaly#672FDC
Deuteranopia#5454DB
Deuteranomaly#6F42DB
Tritanopia#745555
Tritanomaly#7F429E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D04DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d04dc: #8D04DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D04DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d04dc': '#8D04DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8d04dc">#8D04DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D04DC"

More Purple Colors

#8D04DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D04DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D04DC?

#8D04DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(278, 96%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #8D04DC?

#8D04DC is rgb(141, 4, 220) — red 141, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D04DC?

#8D04DC converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D04DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D04DC scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D04DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D04DC 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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