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#8E3DFF Color

#8E3DFF is rgb(142, 61, 255) in RGB, hsl(265, 100%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 76%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8E3DFF
HEX#8E3DFF
RGBrgb(142, 61, 255)
HSLhsl(265, 100%, 62%)
HSVhsv(265, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.263 295.9)
LABlab(46.21% 62.55 -84.07)
LCHlch(46.21% 104.79 306.65)

What #8E3DFF 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 #8E3DFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.54Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.13French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.14Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 16.42Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 16.55Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.79

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

#8E3DFF Channel Values

How #8E3DFF 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 142 · G 61 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 100% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8E3DFF 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.

TextWhite text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8E3DFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8E3DFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8E3DFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8E3DFF
Complementary
#AEFF3D
Analogous
#3D4DFF
Analogous
#EF3DFF
Triadic
#FF8E3D
Triadic
#3DFF8E
Split comp.
#FFEF3D
Split comp.
#4DFF3D

Tints & Shades of #8E3DFF

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

#9D57FF
#AC70FF
#BB8AFF
#CCA8FF
#DBC2FF
#EADBFF

Shades

#7614FF
#6000E6
#4F00BD
#3E0094
#2D006B
#19003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8E3DFF.

How #8E3DFF 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#8E3DFF
Protanopia#5252FF
Protanomaly#6F4BFF
Deuteranopia#6161FE
Deuteranomaly#7655FF
Tritanopia#6C7272
Tritanomaly#7B61BC
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #8E3DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8e3dff: #8E3DFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8E3DFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8e3dff': '#8E3DFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.239, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8e3dff">#8E3DFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8E3DFF"

More Purple Colors

#8E3DFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8E3DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E3DFF?

#8E3DFF is a light purple — rgb(142, 61, 255) in RGB and hsl(265, 100%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.54.

What is the RGB value of #8E3DFF?

#8E3DFF is rgb(142, 61, 255) — red 142, green 61, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8E3DFF?

#8E3DFF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 76%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8E3DFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8E3DFF scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8E3DFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8E3DFF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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