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#8D73A0 Color

#8D73A0 is rgb(141, 115, 160) in RGB, hsl(275, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 28%, 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 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D73A0
HEX#8D73A0
RGBrgb(141, 115, 160)
HSLhsl(275, 19%, 54%)
HSVhsv(275, 28%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.073 310.5)
LABlab(52.23% 17.10 -20.42)
LCHlch(52.23% 26.64 309.95)

What #8D73A0 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 #8D73A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.05Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.26Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.5Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.59Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.57Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.88

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

#8D73A0 Channel Values

How #8D73A0 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 115 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 19% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 28% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D73A0 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D73A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D73A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D73A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D73A0
Complementary
#86A073
Analogous
#7773A0
Analogous
#A0739C
Triadic
#A08D73
Triadic
#73A08D
Split comp.
#9CA073
Split comp.
#73A077

Tints & Shades of #8D73A0

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

#9C86AC
#AE9BBB
#BCADC7
#CBBFD4
#DAD1E0
#EBE7EE

Shades

#7C618F
#695379
#574464
#42344C
#2F2537
#1D1721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D73A0.

How #8D73A0 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#8D73A0
Protanopia#7878A0
Protanomaly#8176A0
Deuteranopia#7C7C9F
Deuteranomaly#8379A0
Tritanopia#877A7A
Tritanomaly#8A778B
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #8D73A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d73a0: #8D73A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D73A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d73a0': '#8D73A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.451, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_8d73a0">#8D73A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D73A0"

More Purple Colors

#8D73A0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8D73A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D73A0?

#8D73A0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 115, 160) in RGB and hsl(275, 19%, 54%) 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 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #8D73A0?

#8D73A0 is rgb(141, 115, 160) — red 141, green 115, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D73A0?

#8D73A0 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D73A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D73A0 scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D73A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D73A0 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 22.57, which is visibly different.

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