All About Color #8A38DC

#8A38DC

About #8A38DC

#8A38DC is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A38DC. In RGB it is red 138, green 56, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 70%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 37%, 75%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 5.71:1 on white and 3.68:1 on black.

#8A38DC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 38, DC
CMYK37.27%, 74.55%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal138, 56, 220
HSL270°, 70%, 54%
RGB Octal212, 70, 334
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 74.55%, 86.27%
RGB Binary10001010, 111000, 11011100
CIE-L*AB43.36, 63.71, -69.44
RGB Percent54.12%, 21.96%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH43.36, 94.23, 312.54
XYZ24.81, 13.40, 68.99
CIE-L*UV43.36, 17.77, -106.91
xyY0.23, 0.12, 13.40
Hunter-Lab36.60, 56.94, -86.12
RYB54.12%, 21.96%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A38DC on a dark background: contrast 3.68:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A38DC on a light background: contrast 5.71:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A38DC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A38DC · #B886EA · #5C1C9C · #8ADC38 · #B8EA86

Analogous palette

#388ADC · #3838DC · #8A38DC · #DC38DC · #DC388A

Triadic palette

#8A38DC · #DC8A38 · #38DC8A · #B886EA · #EAB886

Tetradic palette

#8A38DC · #DC3838 · #8ADC38 · #38DCDC · #5C1C9C

Monochromatic palette

#3D1268 · #631EA9 · #8A38DC · #B079E7 · #D6BAF3

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