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#8F7DAA Color

#8F7DAA is rgb(143, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(264, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F7DAA
HEX#8F7DAA
RGBrgb(143, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(264, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(264, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.07 302.7)
LABlab(55.33% 14.02 -21.46)
LCHlch(55.33% 25.63 303.15)

What #8F7DAA 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 #8F7DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.18Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.27Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.13Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.38Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.4French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.53

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

#8F7DAA Channel Values

How #8F7DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F7DAA 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F7DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F7DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F7DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F7DAA
Complementary
#98AA7D
Analogous
#7D82AA
Analogous
#A67DAA
Triadic
#AA8F7D
Triadic
#7DAA8F
Split comp.
#AAA67D
Split comp.
#82AA7D

Tints & Shades of #8F7DAA

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

#9F90B6
#AD9FC1
#BDB2CD
#CDC4D9
#DCD7E5
#EAE6EF

Shades

#7A659A
#695785
#56476C
#423653
#2E263B
#1D1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F7DAA.

How #8F7DAA 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#8F7DAA
Protanopia#8080AA
Protanomaly#867FAA
Deuteranopia#8383AA
Deuteranomaly#8881AA
Tritanopia#898484
Tritanomaly#8B8195
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #8F7DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8f7daa: #8F7DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F7DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f7daa': '#8F7DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8f7daa">#8F7DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F7DAA"

More Purple Colors

#8F7DAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8F7DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F7DAA?

#8F7DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(143, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(264, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #8F7DAA?

#8F7DAA is rgb(143, 125, 170) — red 143, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F7DAA?

#8F7DAA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F7DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8F7DAA scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F7DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F7DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 20.21, which is visibly different.

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