All About Color #8B4BB9

#8B4BB9

About #8B4BB9

#8B4BB9 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B4BB9. In RGB it is red 139, green 75, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 275°, saturation 44%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 25%, 59%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.52:1 on white and 3.80:1 on black.

#8B4BB9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 4B, B9
CMYK24.86%, 59.46%, 0.00%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal139, 75, 185
HSL275°, 44%, 51%
RGB Octal213, 113, 271
HSV (HSB)274.91°, 59.46%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10001011, 1001011, 10111001
CIE-L*AB44.27, 46.85, -47.72
RGB Percent54.51%, 29.41%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH44.27, 66.88, 314.47
XYZ21.92, 14.02, 47.45
CIE-L*UV44.27, 20.84, -75.63
xyY0.26, 0.17, 14.02
Hunter-Lab37.45, 38.95, -48.91
RYB54.51%, 29.41%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B4BB9 on a dark background: contrast 3.80:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B4BB9 on a light background: contrast 5.52:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B4BB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B4BB9 · #B68DD3 · #5A2F79 · #79B94B · #AAD38D

Analogous palette

#4B79B9 · #544BB9 · #8B4BB9 · #B94BB0 · #B94B79

Triadic palette

#8B4BB9 · #B98B4B · #4BB98B · #B68DD3 · #D3B68D

Tetradic palette

#8B4BB9 · #B9544B · #79B94B · #4BB0B9 · #5A2F79

Monochromatic palette

#391E4D · #633384 · #8B4BB9 · #AF82CE · #D2B9E4

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