All About Color #8A42BD

#8A42BD

About #8A42BD

#8A42BD is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A42BD. In RGB it is red 138, green 66, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 275°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 27%, 65%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.84:1 on white and 3.59:1 on black.

#8A42BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 42, BD
CMYK26.98%, 65.08%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal138, 66, 189
HSL275°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal212, 102, 275
HSV (HSB)275.12°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 1000010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB42.72, 52.07, -52.55
RGB Percent54.12%, 25.88%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH42.72, 73.98, 314.74
XYZ21.61, 12.97, 49.51
CIE-L*UV42.72, 21.78, -82.31
xyY0.26, 0.15, 12.97
Hunter-Lab36.02, 44.08, -56.28
RYB54.12%, 25.88%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A42BD on a dark background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A42BD on a light background: contrast 5.84:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A42BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A42BD · #B486D5 · #582A79 · #75BD42 · #A7D586

Analogous palette

#4275BD · #4C42BD · #8A42BD · #BD42B3 · #BD4275

Triadic palette

#8A42BD · #BD8A42 · #42BD8A · #B486D5 · #D5B486

Tetradic palette

#8A42BD · #BD4D42 · #75BD42 · #42B3BD · #582A79

Monochromatic palette

#371B4B · #602E84 · #8A42BD · #AD7BD1 · #D0B4E4

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