All About Color #8A72CA

#8A72CA

About #8A72CA

#8A72CA is a light purple color with the hex code #8A72CA. In RGB it is red 138, green 114, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 32%, 44%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 3.93:1 on white and 5.34:1 on black.

#8A72CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 72, CA
CMYK31.68%, 43.56%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal138, 114, 202
HSL256°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal212, 162, 312
HSV (HSB)256.36°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10001010, 1110010, 11001010
CIE-L*AB53.71, 28.86, -42.53
RGB Percent54.12%, 44.71%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH53.71, 51.39, 304.16
XYZ27.16, 21.70, 58.63
CIE-L*UV53.71, 5.37, -68.99
xyY0.25, 0.20, 21.70
Hunter-Lab46.59, 22.54, -42.02
RYB54.12%, 44.71%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A72CA on a dark background: contrast 5.34:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A72CA on a light background: contrast 3.93:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A72CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A72CA · #C1B5E3 · #593EA3 · #B2CA72 · #D7E3B5

Analogous palette

#72B2CA · #7287CA · #8A72CA · #B572CA · #CA72B2

Triadic palette

#8A72CA · #CA8A72 · #72CA8A · #C1B5E3 · #E3C1B5

Tetradic palette

#8A72CA · #CA7287 · #B2CA72 · #72CAB5 · #593EA3

Monochromatic palette

#402D76 · #5F42AE · #8A72CA · #B8AADF · #E6E1F4

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