All About Color #8B2AD5

#8B2AD5

About #8B2AD5

#8B2AD5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B2AD5. In RGB it is red 139, green 42, blue 213; in HSL it is hue 274°, saturation 67%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 35%, 80%, 0%, 16%. Its contrast ratio is 6.20:1 on white and 3.39:1 on black.

#8B2AD5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 2A, D5
CMYK34.74%, 80.28%, 0.00%, 16.47%
RGB Decimal139, 42, 213
HSL274°, 67%, 50%
RGB Octal213, 52, 325
HSV (HSB)274.04°, 80.28%, 83.53%
RGB Binary10001011, 101010, 11010101
CIE-L*AB41.13, 67.48, -69.04
RGB Percent54.51%, 16.47%, 83.53%
CIE-L*CH41.13, 96.55, 314.35
XYZ23.49, 11.95, 64.02
CIE-L*UV41.13, 21.46, -104.76
xyY0.24, 0.12, 11.95
Hunter-Lab34.57, 60.78, -85.61
RYB54.51%, 16.47%, 83.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2AD5 on a dark background: contrast 3.39:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B2AD5 on a light background: contrast 6.20:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2AD5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B2AD5 · #B577E4 · #591B88 · #74D52A · #A6E477

Analogous palette

#2A74D5 · #352AD5 · #8B2AD5 · #D52ACA · #D52A74

Triadic palette

#8B2AD5 · #D58B2A · #2AD58B · #B577E4 · #E4B577

Tetradic palette

#8B2AD5 · #D5352A · #74D52A · #2ACAD5 · #591B88

Monochromatic palette

#381155 · #611D95 · #8B2AD5 · #AE6AE2 · #D1AAEE

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