All About Color #8B2BDE

#8B2BDE

About #8B2BDE

#8B2BDE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B2BDE. In RGB it is red 139, green 43, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 73%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 37%, 81%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 6.00:1 on white and 3.50:1 on black.

#8B2BDE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 2B, DE
CMYK37.39%, 80.63%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal139, 43, 222
HSL272°, 73%, 52%
RGB Octal213, 53, 336
HSV (HSB)272.18°, 80.63%, 87.06%
RGB Binary10001011, 101011, 11011110
CIE-L*AB41.99, 69.12, -72.82
RGB Percent54.51%, 16.86%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH41.99, 100.40, 313.51
XYZ24.70, 12.49, 70.22
CIE-L*UV41.99, 19.58, -110.46
xyY0.23, 0.12, 12.49
Hunter-Lab35.34, 62.88, -93.06
RYB54.51%, 16.86%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2BDE on a dark background: contrast 3.50:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B2BDE on a light background: contrast 6.00:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2BDE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B2BDE · #B67BEA · #5B1796 · #7FDE2B · #AFEA7B

Analogous palette

#2B7FDE · #312BDE · #8B2BDE · #DE2BD8 · #DE2B7F

Triadic palette

#8B2BDE · #DE8B2B · #2BDE8B · #B67BEA · #EAB67B

Tetradic palette

#8B2BDE · #DE312B · #7FDE2B · #2BD8DE · #5B1796

Monochromatic palette

#3B0F61 · #6319A3 · #8B2BDE · #AF6DE8 · #D3B0F3

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