All About Color #8040A5

#8040A5

About #8040A5

#8040A5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8040A5. In RGB it is red 128, green 64, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 44%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 22%, 61%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 6.57:1 on white and 3.19:1 on black.

#8040A5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet80, 40, A5
CMYK22.42%, 61.21%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal128, 64, 165
HSL278°, 44%, 45%
RGB Octal200, 100, 245
HSV (HSB)278.02°, 61.21%, 64.71%
RGB Binary10000000, 1000000, 10100101
CIE-L*AB39.53, 45.22, -43.55
RGB Percent50.20%, 25.10%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH39.53, 62.79, 316.08
XYZ17.53, 10.97, 36.79
CIE-L*UV39.53, 21.52, -67.17
xyY0.27, 0.17, 10.97
Hunter-Lab33.12, 36.48, -42.67
RYB50.20%, 25.10%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8040A5 on a dark background: contrast 3.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8040A5 on a light background: contrast 6.57:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8040A5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8040A5 · #AC77CA · #4D2763 · #65A540 · #96CA77

Analogous palette

#4065A5 · #4E40A5 · #8040A5 · #A54098 · #A54065

Triadic palette

#8040A5 · #A58040 · #40A580 · #AC77CA · #CAAC77

Tetradic palette

#8040A5 · #A54E40 · #65A540 · #4098A5 · #4D2763

Monochromatic palette

#2B1537 · #552B6E · #8040A5 · #A56CC6 · #C7A3DB

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