All About Color #8A2AE5

#8A2AE5

About #8A2AE5

#8A2AE5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A2AE5. In RGB it is red 138, green 42, blue 229; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 78%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 40%, 82%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 5.93:1 on white and 3.54:1 on black.

#8A2AE5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 2A, E5
CMYK39.74%, 81.66%, 0.00%, 10.20%
RGB Decimal138, 42, 229
HSL271°, 78%, 53%
RGB Octal212, 52, 345
HSV (HSB)270.80°, 81.66%, 89.80%
RGB Binary10001010, 101010, 11100101
CIE-L*AB42.33, 70.84, -76.25
RGB Percent54.12%, 16.47%, 89.80%
CIE-L*CH42.33, 104.08, 312.90
XYZ25.45, 12.72, 75.24
CIE-L*UV42.33, 17.91, -115.21
xyY0.22, 0.11, 12.72
Hunter-Lab35.66, 65.00, -100.14
RYB54.12%, 16.47%, 89.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A2AE5 on a dark background: contrast 3.54:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A2AE5 on a light background: contrast 5.93:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A2AE5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A2AE5 · #B77BEF · #5C149F · #84E52A · #B3EF7B

Analogous palette

#2A84E5 · #2D2AE5 · #8A2AE5 · #E52AE2 · #E52A84

Triadic palette

#8A2AE5 · #E58A2A · #2AE58A · #B77BEF · #EFB77B

Tetradic palette

#8A2AE5 · #E52D2A · #84E52A · #2AE2E5 · #5C149F

Monochromatic palette

#3C0D68 · #6315AC · #8A2AE5 · #B06EED · #D5B2F5

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