#8F52FE Color

#8F52FE is rgb(143, 82, 254) in RGB, hsl(261, 99%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 12.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F52FE

HEX#8F52FE

RGBrgb(143, 82, 254)

HSLhsl(261, 99%, 66%)

HSVhsv(261, 68%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.24 294.3)

LABlab(49.70% 53.37 -77.82)

LCHlch(49.70% 94.36 304.44)

What #8F52FE 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 #8F52FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.3 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.98 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 18.75 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 19.37 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 19.43 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 19.66

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#8F52FE Channel Values

How #8F52FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 143 · G 82 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 99% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 68% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 44% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.37:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F52FE 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8F52FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F52FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8F52FE

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.

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How #8F52FE 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#8F52FE

Protanopia#6060FE

Protanomaly#765BFE

Deuteranopia#6B6BFD

Deuteranomaly#7B62FE

Tritanopia#6F7B7B

Tritanomaly#7D6DBE

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #8F52FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f52fe: #8F52FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F52FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f52fe': '#8F52FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.322, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_8f52fe">#8F52FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#8F52FE"

More Purple Colors

#8F52FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#8F52FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F52FE?

#8F52FE is a light purple — rgb(143, 82, 254) in RGB and hsl(261, 99%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.3.

What is the RGB value of #8F52FE?

#8F52FE is rgb(143, 82, 254) — red 143, green 82, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F52FE?

#8F52FE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F52FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F52FE scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F52FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F52FE 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 12.98, which is visibly different.

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