All About Color #8A22AA

#8A22AA

About #8A22AA

#8A22AA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A22AA. In RGB it is red 138, green 34, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 286°, saturation 67%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 19%, 80%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 7.27:1 on white and 2.89:1 on black.

#8A22AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 22, AA
CMYK18.82%, 80.00%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal138, 34, 170
HSL286°, 67%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 42, 252
HSV (HSB)285.88°, 80.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10001010, 100010, 10101010
CIE-L*AB36.84, 61.02, -50.80
RGB Percent54.12%, 13.33%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH36.84, 79.40, 320.22
XYZ18.31, 9.45, 38.89
CIE-L*UV36.84, 32.00, -77.09
xyY0.27, 0.14, 9.45
Hunter-Lab30.74, 52.52, -53.49
RYB54.12%, 13.33%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A22AA on a dark background: contrast 2.89:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8A22AA on a light background: contrast 7.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A22AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A22AA · #BA4CDC · #4C135E · #42AA22 · #6EDC4C

Analogous palette

#2242AA · #4622AA · #8A22AA · #AA2286 · #AA2242

Triadic palette

#8A22AA · #AA8A22 · #22AA8A · #BA4CDC · #DCBA4C

Tetradic palette

#8A22AA · #AA4622 · #42AA22 · #2286AA · #4C135E

Monochromatic palette

#23082B · #57156A · #8A22AA · #B53FD9 · #CE7FE6

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