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#8D7DAA Color

#8D7DAA is rgb(141, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(261, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8D7DAA
HEX#8D7DAA
RGBrgb(141, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(261, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(261, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.069 300.7)
LABlab(55.14% 13.31 -21.77)
LCHlch(55.14% 25.51 301.44)

What #8D7DAA 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 #8D7DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.49Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.81Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.88Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.45Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.78Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.67

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

#8D7DAA Channel Values

How #8D7DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8D7DAA 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8D7DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8D7DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8D7DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8D7DAA
Complementary
#9BAA7D
Analogous
#7D84AA
Analogous
#A47DAA
Triadic
#AA8D7D
Triadic
#7DAA8D
Split comp.
#AAA47D
Split comp.
#84AA7D

Tints & Shades of #8D7DAA

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

#9D90B6
#AB9FC1
#BBB2CD
#CBC4D9
#DCD7E5
#E9E6EF

Shades

#77659A
#675785
#54476C
#413653
#2D263B
#1D1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8D7DAA.

How #8D7DAA 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#8D7DAA
Protanopia#8080AA
Protanomaly#857FAA
Deuteranopia#8383AA
Deuteranomaly#8780AA
Tritanopia#878484
Tritanomaly#898195
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8D7DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8d7daa: #8D7DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8D7DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8d7daa': '#8D7DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8d7daa">#8D7DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8D7DAA"

More Purple Colors

#8D7DAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8D7DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8D7DAA?

#8D7DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(141, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(261, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #8D7DAA?

#8D7DAA is rgb(141, 125, 170) — red 141, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8D7DAA?

#8D7DAA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8D7DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8D7DAA scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8D7DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8D7DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 19.77, which is visibly different.

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