All About Color #8B7EAE

#8B7EAE

About #8B7EAE

#8B7EAE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B7EAE. In RGB it is red 139, green 126, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 23%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 20%, 28%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 3.69:1 on white and 5.69:1 on black.

#8B7EAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 7E, AE
CMYK20.11%, 27.59%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal139, 126, 174
HSL256°, 23%, 59%
RGB Octal213, 176, 256
HSV (HSB)256.25°, 27.59%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10001011, 1111110, 10101110
CIE-L*AB55.55, 15.12, -23.62
RGB Percent54.51%, 49.41%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH55.55, 28.04, 302.63
XYZ25.75, 23.47, 43.22
CIE-L*UV55.55, 3.72, -37.61
xyY0.28, 0.25, 23.47
Hunter-Lab48.44, 10.10, -18.98
RYB54.51%, 49.41%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B7EAE on a dark background: contrast 5.69:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B7EAE on a light background: contrast 3.69:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B7EAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B7EAE · #BEB7D2 · #5D5181 · #A2AE7E · #CBD2B7

Analogous palette

#7EA2AE · #7E8AAE · #8B7EAE · #A37EAE · #AE7EA2

Triadic palette

#8B7EAE · #AE8B7E · #7EAE8B · #BEB7D2 · #D2BEB7

Tetradic palette

#8B7EAE · #AE7E8A · #A2AE7E · #7EAEA3 · #5D5181

Monochromatic palette

#42395B · #64568A · #8B7EAE · #B6ADCC · #E0DCE9

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