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#8F37BE Color

#8F37BE is rgb(143, 55, 190) in RGB, hsl(279, 55%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 71%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F37BE
HEX#8F37BE
RGBrgb(143, 55, 190)
HSLhsl(279, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(279, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 71%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.206 311.1)
LABlab(41.17% 53.51 -55.23)
LCHlch(41.17% 76.90 314.10)

What #8F37BE 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 #8F37BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.55Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.47Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 12.43Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.19Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.55Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.38

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

#8F37BE Channel Values

How #8F37BE 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 143 · G 55 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 55% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 71% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.07:1 vs white · 3.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F37BE 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 text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F37BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F37BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F37BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F37BE
Complementary
#66BE37
Analogous
#4B37BE
Analogous
#BE37AA
Triadic
#BE8F37
Triadic
#37BE8F
Split comp.
#AABE37
Split comp.
#37BE4B

Tints & Shades of #8F37BE

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

#9F4DCB
#AE69D3
#BD84DB
#CEA4E5
#DDC0ED
#ECDBF5

Shades

#7D30A6
#68288A
#562173
#441A5B
#331443
#1E0B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F37BE.

How #8F37BE 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#8F37BE
Protanopia#4F4FBE
Protanomaly#6E47BE
Deuteranopia#6060BD
Deuteranomaly#7652BD
Tritanopia#7F5858
Tritanomaly#864D8D
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #8F37BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f37be: #8F37BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F37BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f37be': '#8F37BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.216, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_8f37be">#8F37BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F37BE"

More Purple Colors

#8F37BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8F37BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F37BE?

#8F37BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(143, 55, 190) in RGB and hsl(279, 55%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #8F37BE?

#8F37BE is rgb(143, 55, 190) — red 143, green 55, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F37BE?

#8F37BE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 71%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F37BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F37BE scores 6.07:1 against white and 3.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F37BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F37BE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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