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#8D6AA0 Color

#8D6AA0 is rgb(141, 106, 160) in RGB, hsl(279, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D6AA0
HEX#8D6AA0
RGBrgb(141, 106, 160)
HSLhsl(279, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(279, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.09 313.3)
LABlab(49.97% 22.09 -23.87)
LCHlch(49.97% 32.52 312.78)

What #8D6AA0 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 #8D6AA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 6.02Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.92Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.01Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.31Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.84African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.92

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

#8D6AA0 Channel Values

How #8D6AA0 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 106 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D6AA0 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 text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D6AA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D6AA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D6AA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D6AA0
Complementary
#7DA06A
Analogous
#726AA0
Analogous
#A06A97
Triadic
#A08D6A
Triadic
#6AA08D
Split comp.
#97A06A
Split comp.
#6AA072

Tints & Shades of #8D6AA0

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

#9D7FAD
#AC92B9
#BCA8C7
#CBBBD3
#DBD0E1
#EAE3ED

Shades

#7A5A8C
#674C76
#543E60
#44324E
#312438
#1E1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D6AA0.

How #8D6AA0 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#8D6AA0
Protanopia#7171A0
Protanomaly#7D6EA0
Deuteranopia#77779F
Deuteranomaly#8072A0
Tritanopia#867373
Tritanomaly#896F87
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #8D6AA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d6aa0: #8D6AA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D6AA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d6aa0': '#8D6AA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.416, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_8d6aa0">#8D6AA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D6AA0"

More Purple Colors

#8D6AA0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D6AA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D6AA0?

#8D6AA0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 106, 160) in RGB and hsl(279, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #8D6AA0?

#8D6AA0 is rgb(141, 106, 160) — red 141, green 106, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D6AA0?

#8D6AA0 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D6AA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D6AA0 scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D6AA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D6AA0 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 24.97, which is visibly different.

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