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#8F44DA Color

#8F44DA is rgb(143, 68, 218) in RGB, hsl(270, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 69%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F44DA
HEX#8F44DA
RGBrgb(143, 68, 218)
HSLhsl(270, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(270, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 69%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.218 302.7)
LABlab(44.95% 52.82 -65.29)
LCHlch(44.95% 83.98 308.97)

What #8F44DA 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 #8F44DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.97Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.77Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.21Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.64Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.79Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.28

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

#8F44DA Channel Values

How #8F44DA 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 68 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.24:1 vs white · 4.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F44DA 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 text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F44DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F44DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F44DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F44DA
Complementary
#8FDA44
Analogous
#4444DA
Analogous
#DA44DA
Triadic
#DA8F44
Triadic
#44DA8F
Split comp.
#DADA44
Split comp.
#44DA44

Tints & Shades of #8F44DA

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

#9E5DDF
#AD77E4
#BD90E9
#CCAAEE
#DBC3F3
#EBDDF8

Shades

#7D29D1
#6923AF
#571D91
#42166F
#301051
#1C092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F44DA.

How #8F44DA 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#8F44DA
Protanopia#5757DA
Protanomaly#7250DA
Deuteranopia#6565D9
Deuteranomaly#7859D9
Tritanopia#796868
Tritanomaly#835CA3
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #8F44DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f44da: #8F44DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F44DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f44da': '#8F44DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.267, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8f44da">#8F44DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F44DA"

More Purple Colors

#8F44DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8F44DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F44DA?

#8F44DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(143, 68, 218) in RGB and hsl(270, 67%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #8F44DA?

#8F44DA is rgb(143, 68, 218) — red 143, green 68, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F44DA?

#8F44DA converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 69%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F44DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F44DA scores 5.24:1 against white and 4.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F44DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F44DA 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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