All About Color #8A74AA

#8A74AA

About #8A74AA

#8A74AA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A74AA. In RGB it is red 138, green 116, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 264°, saturation 24%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 19%, 32%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.07:1 on white and 5.16:1 on black.

#8A74AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 74, AA
CMYK18.82%, 31.76%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal138, 116, 170
HSL264°, 24%, 56%
RGB Octal212, 164, 252
HSV (HSB)264.44°, 31.76%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10001010, 1110100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB52.73, 19.72, -25.67
RGB Percent54.12%, 45.49%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH52.73, 32.37, 307.53
XYZ23.98, 20.80, 40.78
CIE-L*UV52.73, 7.88, -41.06
xyY0.28, 0.24, 20.80
Hunter-Lab45.60, 14.07, -21.10
RYB54.12%, 45.49%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A74AA on a dark background: contrast 5.16:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A74AA on a light background: contrast 4.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A74AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A74AA · #BAADCD · #5C4A78 · #94AA74 · #C0CDAD

Analogous palette

#7494AA · #7479AA · #8A74AA · #A474AA · #AA7494

Triadic palette

#8A74AA · #AA8974 · #74AA89 · #BAADCD · #CDBAAD

Tetradic palette

#8A74AA · #AA7479 · #94AA74 · #74AAA4 · #5C4A78

Monochromatic palette

#3F3252 · #644F82 · #8A74AA · #B2A3C7 · #DAD3E4

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