All About Color #8A2CBA

#8A2CBA

About #8A2CBA

#8A2CBA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A2CBA. In RGB it is red 138, green 44, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 62%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 26%, 76%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.67:1 on white and 3.15:1 on black.

#8A2CBA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 2C, BA
CMYK25.81%, 76.34%, 0.00%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal138, 44, 186
HSL280°, 62%, 45%
RGB Octal212, 54, 272
HSV (HSB)279.72°, 76.34%, 72.94%
RGB Binary10001010, 101100, 10111010
CIE-L*AB39.16, 60.86, -56.55
RGB Percent54.12%, 17.25%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH39.16, 83.08, 317.10
XYZ20.24, 10.75, 47.46
CIE-L*UV39.16, 26.57, -86.33
xyY0.26, 0.14, 10.75
Hunter-Lab32.79, 52.84, -62.88
RYB54.12%, 17.25%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A2CBA on a dark background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A2CBA on a light background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A2CBA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A2CBA · #B466DB · #531A70 · #5BBA2C · #8DDB66

Analogous palette

#2C5BBA · #432CBA · #8A2CBA · #BA2CA2 · #BA2C5B

Triadic palette

#8A2CBA · #BA8A2C · #2CBA8A · #B466DB · #DBB466

Tetradic palette

#8A2CBA · #BA432C · #5BBA2C · #2CA2BA · #531A70

Monochromatic palette

#2E0F3E · #5C1D7C · #8A2CBA · #AE5AD8 · #CC98E7

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