All About Color #8A579E

#8A579E

About #8A579E

#8A579E is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A579E. In RGB it is red 138, green 87, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 29%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 13%, 45%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 5.33:1 on white and 3.94:1 on black.

#8A579E Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 57, 9E
CMYK12.66%, 44.94%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal138, 87, 158
HSL283°, 29%, 48%
RGB Octal212, 127, 236
HSV (HSB)283.10°, 44.94%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10001010, 1010111, 10011110
CIE-L*AB45.20, 33.89, -30.33
RGB Percent54.12%, 34.12%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH45.20, 45.48, 318.17
XYZ20.06, 14.69, 34.13
CIE-L*UV45.20, 21.32, -48.57
xyY0.29, 0.21, 14.69
Hunter-Lab38.33, 26.36, -25.97
RYB54.12%, 34.12%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A579E on a dark background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A579E on a light background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A579E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A579E · #B38FC1 · #563663 · #6B9E57 · #9DC18F

Analogous palette

#576B9E · #66579E · #8A579E · #9E578F · #9E576B

Triadic palette

#8A579E · #9E8A57 · #579E8A · #B38FC1 · #C1B38F

Tetradic palette

#8A579E · #9E6657 · #6B9E57 · #578F9E · #563663

Monochromatic palette

#34213B · #5F3C6D · #8A579E · #AD85BC · #CEB7D7

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