All About Color #8A74AF

#8A74AF

About #8A74AF

#8A74AF is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A74AF. In RGB it is red 138, green 116, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 27%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 21%, 34%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 4.04:1 on white and 5.20:1 on black.

#8A74AF Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 74, AF
CMYK21.14%, 33.71%, 0.00%, 31.37%
RGB Decimal138, 116, 175
HSL262°, 27%, 57%
RGB Octal212, 164, 257
HSV (HSB)262.37°, 33.71%, 68.63%
RGB Binary10001010, 1110100, 10101111
CIE-L*AB52.94, 20.91, -28.24
RGB Percent54.12%, 45.49%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH52.94, 35.14, 306.52
XYZ24.46, 20.99, 43.32
CIE-L*UV52.94, 7.37, -45.26
xyY0.28, 0.24, 20.99
Hunter-Lab45.81, 15.14, -23.99
RYB54.12%, 45.49%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A74AF on a dark background: contrast 5.20:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A74AF on a light background: contrast 4.04:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A74AF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8A74AF · #BBAED0 · #5C497E · #99AF74 · #C4D0AE

Analogous palette

#7499AF · #747CAF · #8A74AF · #A774AF · #AF7499

Triadic palette

#8A74AF · #AF8974 · #74AF89 · #BBAED0 · #D0BBAE

Tetradic palette

#8A74AF · #AF747C · #99AF74 · #74AFA7 · #5C497E

Monochromatic palette

#403257 · #634E88 · #8A74AF · #B2A4CB · #DBD5E7

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