All About Color #8B2CAA

#8B2CAA

About #8B2CAA

#8B2CAA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B2CAA. In RGB it is red 139, green 44, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 285°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 18%, 74%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 6.91:1 on white and 3.04:1 on black.

#8B2CAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 2C, AA
CMYK18.24%, 74.12%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal139, 44, 170
HSL285°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal213, 54, 252
HSV (HSB)285.24°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10001011, 101100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB38.19, 57.78, -48.62
RGB Percent54.51%, 17.25%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH38.19, 75.52, 319.92
XYZ18.80, 10.19, 39.01
CIE-L*UV38.19, 31.12, -74.75
xyY0.28, 0.15, 10.19
Hunter-Lab31.93, 49.26, -50.09
RYB54.51%, 17.25%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2CAA on a dark background: contrast 3.04:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B2CAA on a light background: contrast 6.91:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2CAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B2CAA · #B75DD5 · #4F1961 · #4CAA2C · #7BD55D

Analogous palette

#2C4CAA · #4C2CAA · #8B2CAA · #AA2C8B · #AA2C4C

Triadic palette

#8B2CAA · #AA8B2C · #2CAA8B · #B75DD5 · #D5B75D

Tetradic palette

#8B2CAA · #AA4C2C · #4CAA2C · #2C8BAA · #4F1961

Monochromatic palette

#280D31 · #591C6D · #8B2CAA · #B251D2 · #CD8DE2

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