All About Color #8B2AB2

#8B2AB2

About #8B2AB2

#8B2AB2 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B2AB2. In RGB it is red 139, green 42, blue 178; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 62%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 22%, 76%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 6.84:1 on white and 3.07:1 on black.

#8B2AB2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 2A, B2
CMYK21.91%, 76.40%, 0.00%, 30.20%
RGB Decimal139, 42, 178
HSL283°, 62%, 43%
RGB Octal213, 52, 262
HSV (HSB)282.79°, 76.40%, 69.80%
RGB Binary10001011, 101010, 10110010
CIE-L*AB38.48, 60.13, -52.91
RGB Percent54.51%, 16.47%, 69.80%
CIE-L*CH38.48, 80.09, 318.65
XYZ19.51, 10.36, 43.09
CIE-L*UV38.48, 29.39, -80.94
xyY0.27, 0.14, 10.36
Hunter-Lab32.19, 51.88, -56.85
RYB54.51%, 16.47%, 69.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2AB2 on a dark background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B2AB2 on a light background: contrast 6.84:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2AB2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B2AB2 · #B65ED9 · #511867 · #50B22A · #81D95E

Analogous palette

#2A50B2 · #472AB2 · #8B2AB2 · #B22A94 · #B22A50

Triadic palette

#8B2AB2 · #B28B2A · #2AB28B · #B65ED9 · #D9B65E

Tetradic palette

#8B2AB2 · #B2472A · #50B22A · #2A94B2 · #511867

Monochromatic palette

#2A0D36 · #5B1B74 · #8B2AB2 · #B151D6 · #CD8FE5

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