All About Color #8A5997

#8A5997

About #8A5997

#8A5997 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A5997. In RGB it is red 138, green 89, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 287°, saturation 26%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 9%, 41%, 0%, 41%. Its contrast ratio is 5.31:1 on white and 3.96:1 on black.

#8A5997 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 59, 97
CMYK8.61%, 41.06%, 0.00%, 40.78%
RGB Decimal138, 89, 151
HSL287°, 26%, 47%
RGB Octal212, 131, 227
HSV (HSB)287.42°, 41.06%, 59.22%
RGB Binary10001010, 1011001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB45.33, 31.22, -25.96
RGB Percent54.12%, 34.90%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH45.33, 40.61, 320.26
XYZ19.64, 14.78, 31.10
CIE-L*UV45.33, 21.75, -41.72
xyY0.30, 0.23, 14.78
Hunter-Lab38.45, 23.90, -21.04
RYB54.12%, 34.90%, 59.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A5997 on a dark background: contrast 3.96:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A5997 on a light background: contrast 5.31:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A5997, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A5997 · #B38FBD · #55375D · #669759 · #99BD8F

Analogous palette

#596697 · #6A5997 · #8A5997 · #975985 · #975966

Triadic palette

#8A5997 · #978A59 · #59978A · #B38FBD · #BDB38F

Tetradic palette

#8A5997 · #976A59 · #669759 · #598597 · #55375D

Monochromatic palette

#322037 · #5E3C67 · #8A5997 · #AC85B7 · #CDB5D4

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