All About Color #8B2ABB

#8B2ABB

About #8B2ABB

#8B2ABB is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B2ABB. In RGB it is red 139, green 42, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 26%, 78%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.67:1 on white and 3.15:1 on black.

#8B2ABB Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 2A, BB
CMYK25.67%, 77.54%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal139, 42, 187
HSL280°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal213, 52, 273
HSV (HSB)280.14°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10001011, 101010, 10111011
CIE-L*AB39.13, 61.97, -57.18
RGB Percent54.51%, 16.47%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH39.13, 84.32, 317.30
XYZ20.45, 10.73, 48.01
CIE-L*UV39.13, 27.19, -87.25
xyY0.26, 0.14, 10.73
Hunter-Lab32.76, 54.06, -63.95
RYB54.51%, 16.47%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2ABB on a dark background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B2ABB on a light background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2ABB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #8B2ABB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8B2ABB · #B465DC · #531970 · #5BBB2A · #8DDC65

Analogous palette

#2A5BBB · #432ABB · #8B2ABB · #BB2AA3 · #BB2A5B

Triadic palette

#8B2ABB · #BB8B2A · #2ABB8B · #B465DC · #DCB465

Tetradic palette

#8B2ABB · #BB432A · #5BBB2A · #2AA3BB · #531970

Monochromatic palette

#2E0E3E · #5D1C7D · #8B2ABB · #AE59D9 · #CD97E7

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