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#8F6EC9 Color

#8F6EC9 is rgb(143, 110, 201) in RGB, hsl(262, 46%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F6EC9
HEX#8F6EC9
RGBrgb(143, 110, 201)
HSLhsl(262, 46%, 61%)
HSVhsv(262, 45%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.137 299)
LABlab(52.76% 28.03 -43.14)
LCHlch(52.76% 51.45 303.01)

What #8F6EC9 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 #8F6EC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.38Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.51Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.52Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.77Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.37Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.19

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

#8F6EC9 Channel Values

How #8F6EC9 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 110 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 46% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 45% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F6EC9 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 text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F6EC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F6EC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F6EC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F6EC9
Complementary
#A8C96E
Analogous
#6E7AC9
Analogous
#BD6EC9
Triadic
#C98F6E
Triadic
#6EC98F
Split comp.
#C9BD6E
Split comp.
#7AC96E

Tints & Shades of #8F6EC9

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

#9E80D0
#AF97D8
#BDA9DF
#CBBCE6
#DACFED
#EBE5F5

Shades

#7850BE
#653EA8
#53338A
#3F2768
#2D1C4A
#1B112D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F6EC9.

How #8F6EC9 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#8F6EC9
Protanopia#7474C9
Protanomaly#8072C9
Deuteranopia#7A7AC8
Deuteranomaly#8375C9
Tritanopia#817E7E
Tritanomaly#8778A2
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #8F6EC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f6ec9: #8F6EC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F6EC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f6ec9': '#8F6EC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.431, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_8f6ec9">#8F6EC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F6EC9"

More Purple Colors

#8F6EC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8F6EC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F6EC9?

#8F6EC9 is a light purple — rgb(143, 110, 201) in RGB and hsl(262, 46%, 61%) 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 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #8F6EC9?

#8F6EC9 is rgb(143, 110, 201) — red 143, green 110, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F6EC9?

#8F6EC9 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F6EC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F6EC9 scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F6EC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F6EC9 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 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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