All About Color #8A6BAE

#8A6BAE

About #8A6BAE

#8A6BAE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A6BAE. In RGB it is red 138, green 107, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 268°, saturation 29%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 21%, 39%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 4.38:1 on white and 4.79:1 on black.

#8A6BAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 6B, AE
CMYK20.69%, 38.51%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal138, 107, 174
HSL268°, 29%, 55%
RGB Octal212, 153, 256
HSV (HSB)267.76°, 38.51%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10001010, 1101011, 10101110
CIE-L*AB50.66, 25.96, -31.21
RGB Percent54.12%, 41.96%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH50.66, 40.60, 309.76
XYZ23.38, 18.97, 42.47
CIE-L*UV50.66, 11.16, -50.13
xyY0.28, 0.22, 18.97
Hunter-Lab43.56, 19.57, -27.32
RYB54.12%, 41.96%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A6BAE on a dark background: contrast 4.79:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A6BAE on a light background: contrast 4.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A6BAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A6BAE · #B9A6CE · #5D437A · #8EAE6B · #BBCEA6

Analogous palette

#6B8EAE · #6B6DAE · #8A6BAE · #AB6BAE · #AE6B8E

Triadic palette

#8A6BAE · #AE8A6B · #6BAE8A · #B9A6CE · #CEB9A6

Tetradic palette

#8A6BAE · #AE6B6D · #8EAE6B · #6BAEAB · #5D437A

Monochromatic palette

#3F2D52 · #644884 · #8A6BAE · #B19CC9 · #D8CEE4

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