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#8F66A9 Color

#8F66A9 is rgb(143, 102, 169) in RGB, hsl(277, 28%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F66A9
HEX#8F66A9
RGBrgb(143, 102, 169)
HSLhsl(277, 28%, 53%)
HSVhsv(277, 40%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.109 311.4)
LABlab(49.55% 26.52 -29.74)
LCHlch(49.55% 39.85 311.73)

What #8F66A9 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 #8F66A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.76Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.34Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.67French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.85African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.36

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

#8F66A9 Channel Values

How #8F66A9 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 102 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 28% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 40% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F66A9 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F66A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F66A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F66A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F66A9
Complementary
#7FA966
Analogous
#6D66A9
Analogous
#A966A1
Triadic
#A98F66
Triadic
#66A98F
Split comp.
#A1A966
Split comp.
#66A96D

Tints & Shades of #8F66A9

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

#9D79B4
#AE90C1
#BCA4CC
#CDBAD8
#DBCEE3
#ECE5F0

Shades

#7D5496
#6A487F
#573B68
#442E52
#31213B
#1E1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F66A9.

How #8F66A9 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#8F66A9
Protanopia#6E6EA9
Protanomaly#7D6BA9
Deuteranopia#7676A8
Deuteranomaly#8170A9
Tritanopia#877171
Tritanomaly#8A6D8B
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #8F66A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f66a9: #8F66A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F66A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f66a9': '#8F66A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.400, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_8f66a9">#8F66A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F66A9"

More Purple Colors

#8F66A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8F66A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F66A9?

#8F66A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(143, 102, 169) in RGB and hsl(277, 28%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #8F66A9?

#8F66A9 is rgb(143, 102, 169) — red 143, green 102, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F66A9?

#8F66A9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F66A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F66A9 scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F66A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F66A9 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 22.07, which is visibly different.

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