All About Color #8B3CAA

#8B3CAA

About #8B3CAA

#8B3CAA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B3CAA. In RGB it is red 139, green 60, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 283°, saturation 48%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 18%, 65%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 6.32:1 on white and 3.32:1 on black.

#8B3CAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 3C, AA
CMYK18.24%, 64.71%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal139, 60, 170
HSL283°, 48%, 45%
RGB Octal213, 74, 252
HSV (HSB)283.09°, 64.71%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10001011, 111100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB40.61, 50.98, -44.73
RGB Percent54.51%, 23.53%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH40.61, 67.82, 318.74
XYZ19.52, 11.62, 39.24
CIE-L*UV40.61, 27.84, -70.01
xyY0.28, 0.17, 11.62
Hunter-Lab34.09, 42.54, -44.39
RYB54.51%, 23.53%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B3CAA on a dark background: contrast 3.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B3CAA on a light background: contrast 6.32:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B3CAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B3CAA · #B473CE · #532466 · #5BAA3C · #8DCE73

Analogous palette

#3C5BAA · #543CAA · #8B3CAA · #AA3C92 · #AA3C5B

Triadic palette

#8B3CAA · #AA8B3C · #3CAA8B · #B473CE · #CEB473

Tetradic palette

#8B3CAA · #AA543C · #5BAA3C · #3C92AA · #532466

Monochromatic palette

#2E1439 · #5C2871 · #8B3CAA · #AE68CA · #CDA1DE

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