All About Color #8240BF

#8240BF

About #8240BF

#8240BF is a medium purple color with the hex code #8240BF. In RGB it is red 130, green 64, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 32%, 66%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 6.11:1 on white and 3.43:1 on black.

#8240BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet82, 40, BF
CMYK31.94%, 66.49%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal130, 64, 191
HSL271°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal202, 100, 277
HSV (HSB)271.18°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10000010, 1000000, 10111111
CIE-L*AB41.49, 51.77, -55.75
RGB Percent50.98%, 25.10%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH41.49, 76.08, 312.88
XYZ20.44, 12.17, 50.56
CIE-L*UV41.49, 17.63, -86.01
xyY0.25, 0.15, 12.17
Hunter-Lab34.89, 43.52, -61.50
RYB50.98%, 25.10%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8240BF on a dark background: contrast 3.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8240BF on a light background: contrast 6.11:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8240BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8240BF · #AF85D6 · #53297A · #7DBF40 · #ACD685

Analogous palette

#407DBF · #4240BF · #8240BF · #BF40BD · #BF407D

Triadic palette

#8240BF · #BF8240 · #40BF82 · #AF85D6 · #D6AF85

Tetradic palette

#8240BF · #BF4240 · #7DBF40 · #40BDBF · #53297A

Monochromatic palette

#34194D · #5B2D86 · #8240BF · #A779D2 · #CDB3E6

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