All About Color #8A37BE

#8A37BE

About #8A37BE

#8A37BE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A37BE. In RGB it is red 138, green 55, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 277°, saturation 55%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 27%, 71%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 6.23:1 on white and 3.37:1 on black.

#8A37BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 37, BE
CMYK27.37%, 71.05%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal138, 55, 190
HSL277°, 55%, 48%
RGB Octal212, 67, 276
HSV (HSB)276.89°, 71.05%, 74.51%
RGB Binary10001010, 110111, 10111110
CIE-L*AB40.98, 57.34, -55.94
RGB Percent54.12%, 21.57%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH40.98, 80.11, 315.71
XYZ21.14, 11.85, 49.89
CIE-L*UV40.98, 23.84, -86.47
xyY0.26, 0.14, 11.85
Hunter-Lab34.43, 49.36, -61.81
RYB54.12%, 21.57%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A37BE on a dark background: contrast 3.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A37BE on a light background: contrast 6.23:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A37BE · #B379D8 · #562277 · #6BBE37 · #9DD879

Analogous palette

#376BBE · #4737BE · #8A37BE · #BE37AE · #BE376B

Triadic palette

#8A37BE · #BE8A37 · #37BE8A · #B379D8 · #D8B379

Tetradic palette

#8A37BE · #BE4737 · #6BBE37 · #37AEBE · #562277

Monochromatic palette

#341547 · #5F2682 · #8A37BE · #AD6DD5 · #CEA8E6

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