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#8F56BD Color

#8F56BD is rgb(143, 86, 189) in RGB, hsl(273, 44%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 54%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F56BD
HEX#8F56BD
RGBrgb(143, 86, 189)
HSLhsl(273, 44%, 54%)
HSVhsv(273, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 54%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.161 307.6)
LABlab(46.80% 38.68 -45.66)
LCHlch(46.80% 59.85 310.27)

What #8F56BD 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 #8F56BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 5.99Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 7.05Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.68Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 8.95Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.11Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.48

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

#8F56BD Channel Values

How #8F56BD 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 86 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 44% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F56BD 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F56BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F56BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F56BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F56BD
Complementary
#85BD56
Analogous
#5B56BD
Analogous
#BD56B8
Triadic
#BD8F56
Triadic
#56BD8F
Split comp.
#B8BD56
Split comp.
#56BD5B

Tints & Shades of #8F56BD

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

#9D6CC6
#AF86D0
#BD9CD8
#CCB2E1
#DAC8EA
#EBE2F4

Shades

#7D43AD
#6A3993
#582F79
#43245C
#301A42
#1D1028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F56BD.

How #8F56BD 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#8F56BD
Protanopia#6363BD
Protanomaly#775EBD
Deuteranopia#6D6DBC
Deuteranomaly#7C65BC
Tritanopia#826A6A
Tritanomaly#876393
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #8F56BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f56bd: #8F56BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F56BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f56bd': '#8F56BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.337, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_8f56bd">#8F56BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F56BD"

More Purple Colors

#8F56BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8F56BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F56BD?

#8F56BD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(143, 86, 189) in RGB and hsl(273, 44%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #8F56BD?

#8F56BD is rgb(143, 86, 189) — red 143, green 86, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F56BD?

#8F56BD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 54%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F56BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F56BD scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F56BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F56BD 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.48, which is visibly different.

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