All About Color #8A5DB6

#8A5DB6

About #8A5DB6

#8A5DB6 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A5DB6. In RGB it is red 138, green 93, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 38%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 24%, 49%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 4.86:1 on white and 4.32:1 on black.

#8A5DB6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 5D, B6
CMYK24.18%, 48.90%, 0.00%, 28.63%
RGB Decimal138, 93, 182
HSL270°, 38%, 54%
RGB Octal212, 135, 266
HSV (HSB)270.34°, 48.90%, 71.37%
RGB Binary10001010, 1011101, 10110110
CIE-L*AB47.76, 36.00, -40.41
RGB Percent54.12%, 36.47%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH47.76, 54.13, 311.70
XYZ22.84, 16.61, 46.26
CIE-L*UV47.76, 15.26, -64.82
xyY0.27, 0.19, 16.61
Hunter-Lab40.75, 28.71, -38.77
RYB54.12%, 36.47%, 71.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A5DB6 on a dark background: contrast 4.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A5DB6 on a light background: contrast 4.86:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A5DB6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A5DB6 · #B89CD3 · #5C397F · #8AB65D · #B8D39C

Analogous palette

#5D8AB6 · #5D5DB6 · #8A5DB6 · #B65DB6 · #B65D8A

Triadic palette

#8A5DB6 · #B68A5D · #5DB68A · #B89CD3 · #D3B89C

Tetradic palette

#8A5DB6 · #B65D5D · #8AB65D · #5DB6B6 · #5C397F

Monochromatic palette

#3D2654 · #633E89 · #8A5DB6 · #B092CE · #D6C7E6

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