All About Color #8A2E9E

#8A2E9E

About #8A2E9E

#8A2E9E is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A2E9E. In RGB it is red 138, green 46, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 13%, 71%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 7.08:1 on white and 2.97:1 on black.

#8A2E9E Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 2E, 9E
CMYK12.66%, 70.89%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal138, 46, 158
HSL289°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 56, 236
HSV (HSB)289.29°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10001010, 101110, 10011110
CIE-L*AB37.53, 54.43, -42.48
RGB Percent54.12%, 18.04%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH37.53, 69.04, 322.03
XYZ17.63, 9.83, 33.32
CIE-L*UV37.53, 33.33, -65.65
xyY0.29, 0.16, 9.83
Hunter-Lab31.35, 45.54, -41.07
RYB54.12%, 18.04%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A2E9E on a dark background: contrast 2.97:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8A2E9E on a light background: contrast 7.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A2E9E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A2E9E · #B959CF · #4C1957 · #429E2E · #6FCF59

Analogous palette

#2E429E · #512E9E · #8A2E9E · #9E2E7B · #9E2E42

Triadic palette

#8A2E9E · #9E8A2E · #2E9E8A · #B959CF · #CFB959

Tetradic palette

#8A2E9E · #9E512E · #429E2E · #2E7B9E · #4C1957

Monochromatic palette

#220B28 · #561D63 · #8A2E9E · #B44DCB · #CD88DD

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