All About Color #8A40CE

#8A40CE

About #8A40CE

#8A40CE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A40CE. In RGB it is red 138, green 64, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 59%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 33%, 69%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 5.67:1 on white and 3.71:1 on black.

#8A40CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 40, CE
CMYK33.01%, 68.93%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal138, 64, 206
HSL271°, 59%, 53%
RGB Octal212, 100, 316
HSV (HSB)271.27°, 68.93%, 80.78%
RGB Binary10001010, 1000000, 11001110
CIE-L*AB43.55, 56.96, -61.09
RGB Percent54.12%, 25.10%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH43.55, 83.52, 312.99
XYZ23.46, 13.53, 59.77
CIE-L*UV43.55, 18.94, -95.23
xyY0.24, 0.14, 13.53
Hunter-Lab36.78, 49.48, -70.61
RYB54.12%, 25.10%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A40CE on a dark background: contrast 3.71:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A40CE on a light background: contrast 5.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A40CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A40CE · #B789E1 · #5B258E · #85CE40 · #B4E189

Analogous palette

#4085CE · #4340CE · #8A40CE · #CE40CC · #CE4085

Triadic palette

#8A40CE · #CE8A40 · #40CE8A · #B789E1 · #E1B789

Tetradic palette

#8A40CE · #CE4340 · #85CE40 · #40CCCE · #5B258E

Monochromatic palette

#3C185D · #63289A · #8A40CE · #AF7DDE · #D5BAED

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