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#8D6BA8 Color

#8D6BA8 is rgb(141, 107, 168) in RGB, hsl(273, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D6BA8
HEX#8D6BA8
RGBrgb(141, 107, 168)
HSLhsl(273, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(273, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.098 309.2)
LABlab(50.50% 22.91 -27.71)
LCHlch(50.50% 35.95 309.58)

What #8D6BA8 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 #8D6BA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.32Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.61Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.34French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.55African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.97

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

#8D6BA8 Channel Values

How #8D6BA8 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 107 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D6BA8 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D6BA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D6BA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D6BA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D6BA8
Complementary
#87A86B
Analogous
#6E6BA8
Analogous
#A86BA5
Triadic
#A88D6B
Triadic
#6BA88D
Split comp.
#A5A86B
Split comp.
#6BA86E

Tints & Shades of #8D6BA8

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

#9C7EB4
#AD95C1
#BCA8CC
#CBBCD7
#DACFE3
#EBE5F0

Shades

#7B5997
#694B81
#563E6A
#412F50
#2F223A
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D6BA8.

How #8D6BA8 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#8D6BA8
Protanopia#7272A8
Protanomaly#7E6FA8
Deuteranopia#7878A7
Deuteranomaly#8173A8
Tritanopia#857575
Tritanomaly#88718C
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #8D6BA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d6ba8: #8D6BA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D6BA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d6ba8': '#8D6BA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.420, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_8d6ba8">#8D6BA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D6BA8"

More Purple Colors

#8D6BA8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D6BA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D6BA8?

#8D6BA8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(273, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #8D6BA8?

#8D6BA8 is rgb(141, 107, 168) — red 141, green 107, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D6BA8?

#8D6BA8 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D6BA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D6BA8 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D6BA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D6BA8 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 24.82, which is visibly different.

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