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#8D22B4 Color

#8D22B4 is rgb(141, 34, 180) in RGB, hsl(284, 68%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D22B4
HEX#8D22B4
RGBrgb(141, 34, 180)
HSLhsl(284, 68%, 42%)
HSVhsv(284, 81%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.218 314.6)
LABlab(37.55% 58.89 -55.20)
LCHlch(37.55% 80.72 316.85)

What #8D22B4 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 #8D22B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 6.4Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.63Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.17Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.17Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.18Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.86

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

#8D22B4 Channel Values

How #8D22B4 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 34 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 68% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 81% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.95:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D22B4 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 text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D22B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D22B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D22B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D22B4
Complementary
#49B422
Analogous
#4422B4
Analogous
#B42292
Triadic
#B48D22
Triadic
#22B48D
Split comp.
#92B422
Split comp.
#22B444

Tints & Shades of #8D22B4

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

#A829D6
#B64BDD
#C46DE3
#D290EA
#E0B2F0
#EED4F7

Shades

#7C1E9F
#681985
#57156F
#431056
#320C40
#1E0727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D22B4.

How #8D22B4 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#8D22B4
Protanopia#4545B4
Protanomaly#693AB4
Deuteranopia#5959B3
Deuteranomaly#7148B3
Tritanopia#7E4C4C
Tritanomaly#853F83
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D22B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d22b4: #8D22B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D22B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d22b4': '#8D22B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.133, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_8d22b4">#8D22B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D22B4"

More Purple Colors

#8D22B4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8D22B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D22B4?

#8D22B4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 34, 180) in RGB and hsl(284, 68%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #8D22B4?

#8D22B4 is rgb(141, 34, 180) — red 141, green 34, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D22B4?

#8D22B4 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D22B4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D22B4 scores 6.95:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D22B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D22B4 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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