All About Color #8B5AED

#8B5AED

About #8B5AED

#8B5AED is a light purple color with the hex code #8B5AED. In RGB it is red 139, green 90, blue 237; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 80%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 41%, 62%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 4.39:1 on white and 4.78:1 on black.

#8B5AED Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 5A, ED
CMYK41.35%, 62.03%, 0.00%, 7.06%
RGB Decimal139, 90, 237
HSL260°, 80%, 64%
RGB Octal213, 132, 355
HSV (HSB)260.00°, 62.03%, 92.94%
RGB Binary10001011, 1011010, 11101101
CIE-L*AB50.59, 51.85, -67.31
RGB Percent54.51%, 35.29%, 92.94%
CIE-L*CH50.59, 84.97, 307.61
XYZ29.59, 18.92, 82.21
CIE-L*UV50.59, 8.90, -108.05
xyY0.23, 0.14, 18.92
Hunter-Lab43.49, 45.33, -81.63
RYB54.51%, 35.29%, 92.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B5AED on a dark background: contrast 4.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B5AED on a light background: contrast 4.39:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B5AED, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B5AED · #C5ACF6 · #5617D3 · #BCED5A · #DDF6AC

Analogous palette

#5ABCED · #5A72ED · #8B5AED · #D45AED · #ED5ABC

Triadic palette

#8B5AED · #ED8B5A · #5AED8B · #C5ACF6 · #F6C5AC

Tetradic palette

#8B5AED · #ED5A72 · #BCED5A · #5AEDD4 · #5617D3

Monochromatic palette

#40119C · #5C19E1 · #8B5AED · #BB9FF4 · #ECE3FC

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