All About Color #8A40A5

#8A40A5

About #8A40A5

#8A40A5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A40A5. In RGB it is red 138, green 64, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 284°, saturation 44%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 16%, 61%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 6.25:1 on white and 3.36:1 on black.

#8A40A5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 40, A5
CMYK16.36%, 61.21%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal138, 64, 165
HSL284°, 44%, 45%
RGB Octal212, 100, 245
HSV (HSB)283.96°, 61.21%, 64.71%
RGB Binary10001010, 1000000, 10100101
CIE-L*AB40.88, 47.75, -41.34
RGB Percent54.12%, 25.10%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH40.88, 63.15, 319.12
XYZ19.11, 11.79, 36.87
CIE-L*UV40.88, 27.37, -64.95
xyY0.28, 0.17, 11.79
Hunter-Lab34.33, 39.26, -39.63
RYB54.12%, 25.10%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A40A5 on a dark background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A40A5 on a light background: contrast 6.25:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A40A5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A40A5 · #B477CA · #532763 · #5BA540 · #8DCA77

Analogous palette

#405BA5 · #5840A5 · #8A40A5 · #A5408E · #A5405B

Triadic palette

#8A40A5 · #A58A40 · #40A58A · #B477CA · #CAB477

Tetradic palette

#8A40A5 · #A55840 · #5BA540 · #408EA5 · #532763

Monochromatic palette

#2E1537 · #5C2B6E · #8A40A5 · #AE6CC6 · #CCA3DB

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