All About Color #8A38AD

#8A38AD

About #8A38AD

#8A38AD is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A38AD. In RGB it is red 138, green 56, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 282°, saturation 51%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 20%, 68%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 6.46:1 on white and 3.25:1 on black.

#8A38AD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 38, AD
CMYK20.23%, 67.63%, 0.00%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal138, 56, 173
HSL282°, 51%, 45%
RGB Octal212, 70, 255
HSV (HSB)282.05°, 67.63%, 67.84%
RGB Binary10001010, 111000, 10101101
CIE-L*AB40.00, 53.22, -47.50
RGB Percent54.12%, 21.96%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH40.00, 71.34, 318.25
XYZ19.44, 11.25, 40.68
CIE-L*UV40.00, 27.46, -73.82
xyY0.27, 0.16, 11.25
Hunter-Lab33.54, 44.76, -48.44
RYB54.12%, 21.96%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A38AD on a dark background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A38AD on a light background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A38AD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8A38AD · #B471D1 · #532268 · #5BAD38 · #8DD171

Analogous palette

#385BAD · #5038AD · #8A38AD · #AD3896 · #AD385B

Triadic palette

#8A38AD · #AD8A38 · #38AD8A · #B471D1 · #D1B471

Tetradic palette

#8A38AD · #AD5038 · #5BAD38 · #3896AD · #532268

Monochromatic palette

#2E133A · #5C2574 · #8A38AD · #AE65CD · #CC9FE0

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