All About Color #8B5DA2

#8B5DA2

About #8B5DA2

#8B5DA2 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B5DA2. In RGB it is red 139, green 93, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 280°, saturation 27%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 14%, 43%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 5.02:1 on white and 4.19:1 on black.

#8B5DA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 5D, A2
CMYK14.20%, 42.59%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal139, 93, 162
HSL280°, 27%, 50%
RGB Octal213, 135, 242
HSV (HSB)280.00°, 42.59%, 63.53%
RGB Binary10001011, 1011101, 10100010
CIE-L*AB46.88, 31.65, -30.07
RGB Percent54.51%, 36.47%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH46.88, 43.66, 316.46
XYZ21.08, 15.93, 36.15
CIE-L*UV46.88, 18.94, -48.30
xyY0.29, 0.22, 15.93
Hunter-Lab39.91, 24.46, -25.76
RYB54.51%, 36.47%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B5DA2 on a dark background: contrast 4.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8B5DA2 on a light background: contrast 5.02:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B5DA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B5DA2 · #B597C3 · #593C68 · #74A25D · #A6C397

Analogous palette

#5D74A2 · #695DA2 · #8B5DA2 · #A25D96 · #A25D74

Triadic palette

#8B5DA2 · #A28B5D · #5DA28B · #B597C3 · #C3B597

Tetradic palette

#8B5DA2 · #A2695D · #74A25D · #5D96A2 · #593C68

Monochromatic palette

#382541 · #614171 · #8B5DA2 · #AE8EBE · #D1BEDA

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