All About Color #8A36BF

#8A36BF

About #8A36BF

#8A36BF is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A36BF. In RGB it is red 138, green 54, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 56%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 28%, 72%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 6.25:1 on white and 3.36:1 on black.

#8A36BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 36, BF
CMYK27.75%, 71.73%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal138, 54, 191
HSL277°, 56%, 48%
RGB Octal212, 66, 277
HSV (HSB)276.79°, 71.73%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10001010, 110110, 10111111
CIE-L*AB40.90, 57.98, -56.66
RGB Percent54.12%, 21.18%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH40.90, 81.07, 315.66
XYZ21.20, 11.80, 50.45
CIE-L*UV40.90, 23.81, -87.45
xyY0.25, 0.14, 11.80
Hunter-Lab34.36, 50.05, -63.02
RYB54.12%, 21.18%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A36BF on a dark background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A36BF on a light background: contrast 6.25:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A36BF · #B478D9 · #562277 · #6ABF36 · #9DD978

Analogous palette

#366ABF · #4636BF · #8A36BF · #BF36AF · #BF366A

Triadic palette

#8A36BF · #BF8A36 · #36BF8A · #B478D9 · #D9B478

Tetradic palette

#8A36BF · #BF4636 · #6ABF36 · #36AFBF · #562277

Monochromatic palette

#341448 · #5F2583 · #8A36BF · #AD6CD5 · #CEA7E6

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