All About Color #8A72E4

#8A72E4

About #8A72E4

#8A72E4 is a light blue color with the hex code #8A72E4. In RGB it is red 138, green 114, blue 228; in HSL it is hue 253°, saturation 68%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 39%, 50%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 3.74:1 on white and 5.61:1 on black.

#8A72E4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 72, E4
CMYK39.47%, 50.00%, 0.00%, 10.59%
RGB Decimal138, 114, 228
HSL253°, 68%, 67%
RGB Octal212, 162, 344
HSV (HSB)252.63°, 50.00%, 89.41%
RGB Binary10001010, 1110010, 11100100
CIE-L*AB55.11, 35.80, -54.99
RGB Percent54.12%, 44.71%, 89.41%
CIE-L*CH55.11, 65.62, 303.07
XYZ30.50, 23.04, 76.24
CIE-L*UV55.11, 2.80, -89.90
xyY0.24, 0.18, 23.04
Hunter-Lab48.00, 29.43, -60.57
RYB54.12%, 44.71%, 89.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A72E4 on a dark background: contrast 5.61:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A72E4 on a light background: contrast 3.74:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A72E4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A72E4 · #CABFF3 · #4D28D2 · #CBE472 · #E7F3BF

Analogous palette

#72CBE4 · #7292E4 · #8A72E4 · #C472E4 · #E472CB

Triadic palette

#8A72E4 · #E48A72 · #72E48A · #CABFF3 · #F3CABF

Tetradic palette

#8A72E4 · #E47292 · #CBE472 · #72E4C4 · #4D28D2

Monochromatic palette

#3A1E9F · #5531D8 · #8A72E4 · #BFB2F0 · #EDEAFB

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