All About Color #8A78A5

#8A78A5

About #8A78A5

#8A78A5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A78A5. In RGB it is red 138, green 120, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 264°, saturation 20%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 16%, 27%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.95:1 on white and 5.31:1 on black.

#8A78A5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 78, A5
CMYK16.36%, 27.27%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal138, 120, 165
HSL264°, 20%, 56%
RGB Octal212, 170, 245
HSV (HSB)264.00°, 27.27%, 64.71%
RGB Binary10001010, 1111000, 10100101
CIE-L*AB53.55, 16.20, -21.51
RGB Percent54.12%, 47.06%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH53.55, 26.92, 306.99
XYZ23.99, 21.55, 38.49
CIE-L*UV53.55, 6.63, -34.22
xyY0.29, 0.26, 21.55
Hunter-Lab46.43, 10.99, -16.66
RYB54.12%, 47.06%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A78A5 on a dark background: contrast 5.31:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A78A5 on a light background: contrast 3.95:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A78A5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A78A5 · #BAAFCA · #5D4E74 · #93A578 · #BFCAAF

Analogous palette

#7893A5 · #787DA5 · #8A78A5 · #A178A5 · #A57893

Triadic palette

#8A78A5 · #A58A78 · #78A58A · #BAAFCA · #CABAAF

Tetradic palette

#8A78A5 · #A5787D · #93A578 · #78A5A1 · #5D4E74

Monochromatic palette

#403550 · #64547D · #8A78A5 · #B2A6C4 · #DAD4E2

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