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#8D2FF9 Color

#8D2FF9 is rgb(141, 47, 249) in RGB, hsl(268, 94%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 81%, 0%, 2%) 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 8.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D2FF9
HEX#8D2FF9
RGBrgb(141, 47, 249)
HSLhsl(268, 94%, 58%)
HSVhsv(268, 81%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 81%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.269 297.6)
LABlab(43.81% 66.31 -84.66)
LCHlch(43.81% 107.54 308.07)

What #8D2FF9 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 #8D2FF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.44Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.66Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 12.47Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 12.58Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 13.7Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 14.03

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

#8D2FF9 Channel Values

How #8D2FF9 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 47 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 94% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 81% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D2FF9 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D2FF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D2FF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D2FF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D2FF9
Complementary
#9BF92F
Analogous
#2F36F9
Analogous
#F22FF9
Triadic
#F98D2F
Triadic
#2FF98D
Split comp.
#F9F22F
Split comp.
#36F92F

Tints & Shades of #8D2FF9

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

#9D4DF9
#AB66FA
#BB83FB
#CCA1FC
#DCBFFD
#E9D7FE

Shades

#7808F7
#6707D5
#5405AD
#410486
#2D035E
#1D023B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D2FF9.

How #8D2FF9 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#8D2FF9
Protanopia#4A4AF9
Protanomaly#6B41F9
Deuteranopia#5C5CF8
Deuteranomaly#734EF9
Tritanopia#6C6A6A
Tritanomaly#7A58B6
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D2FF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d2ff9: #8D2FF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D2FF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d2ff9': '#8D2FF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.184, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_8d2ff9">#8D2FF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D2FF9"

More Purple Colors

#8D2FF9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8D2FF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D2FF9?

#8D2FF9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 47, 249) in RGB and hsl(268, 94%, 58%) 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #8D2FF9?

#8D2FF9 is rgb(141, 47, 249) — red 141, green 47, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D2FF9?

#8D2FF9 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 81%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D2FF9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8D2FF9 scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D2FF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D2FF9 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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