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#8D5DFE Color

#8D5DFE is rgb(141, 93, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D5DFE
HEX#8D5DFE
RGBrgb(141, 93, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(258, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.227 292.1)
LABlab(51.59% 47.51 -74.77)
LCHlch(51.59% 88.59 302.43)

What #8D5DFE 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 #8D5DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.31Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.32Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.71Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.99Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.69Iris#5A4FCFΔE 20.26

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

#8D5DFE Channel Values

How #8D5DFE 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 93 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D5DFE 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D5DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D5DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D5DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D5DFE
Complementary
#CEFE5D
Analogous
#5D7DFE
Analogous
#DE5DFE
Triadic
#FE8D5D
Triadic
#5DFE8D
Split comp.
#FEDE5D
Split comp.
#7DFE5D

Tints & Shades of #8D5DFE

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

#9B71FE
#AD8AFE
#BB9FFF
#CAB3FF
#D8C7FF
#EAE1FF

Shades

#6D2FFE
#4D01FE
#3F01D0
#30019D
#220170
#140042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D5DFE.

How #8D5DFE 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#8D5DFE
Protanopia#6767FE
Protanomaly#7863FE
Deuteranopia#7070FE
Deuteranomaly#7D69FE
Tritanopia#6D8181
Tritanomaly#7B74C0
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D5DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d5dfe: #8D5DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D5DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d5dfe': '#8D5DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.365, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8d5dfe">#8D5DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D5DFE"

More Purple Colors

#8D5DFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8D5DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D5DFE?

#8D5DFE is a light purple — rgb(141, 93, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #8D5DFE?

#8D5DFE is rgb(141, 93, 254) — red 141, green 93, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D5DFE?

#8D5DFE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D5DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D5DFE scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D5DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D5DFE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.99, which is visibly different.

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