All About Color #8B5B8A

#8B5B8A

About #8B5B8A

#8B5B8A is a medium pink color with the hex code #8B5B8A. In RGB it is red 139, green 91, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 301°, saturation 21%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 35%, 1%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.30:1 on white and 3.96:1 on black.

#8B5B8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 5B, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 34.53%, 0.72%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal139, 91, 138
HSL301°, 21%, 45%
RGB Octal213, 133, 212
HSV (HSB)301.25°, 34.53%, 54.51%
RGB Binary10001011, 1011011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB45.37, 27.72, -18.12
RGB Percent54.51%, 35.69%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH45.37, 33.11, 326.83
XYZ18.98, 14.81, 25.90
CIE-L*UV45.37, 23.76, -29.66
xyY0.32, 0.25, 14.81
Hunter-Lab38.48, 20.69, -12.98
RYB54.51%, 35.69%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B5B8A on a dark background: contrast 3.96:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B5B8A on a light background: contrast 5.30:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B5B8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B5B8A · #B48DB4 · #533653 · #5B8B5B · #8DB48D

Analogous palette

#5B5B8B · #745B8B · #8B5B8A · #8B5B72 · #8B5B5B

Triadic palette

#8B5B8A · #8A8B5B · #5B8A8B · #B48DB4 · #B4B48D

Tetradic palette

#8B5B8A · #8B745B · #5B8B5B · #5B728B · #533653

Monochromatic palette

#2E1E2E · #5D3C5C · #8B5B8A · #AE84AE · #CDB2CC

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