All About Color #8C2BEE

#8C2BEE

About #8C2BEE

#8C2BEE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8C2BEE. In RGB it is red 140, green 43, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 85%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 41%, 82%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 5.68:1 on white and 3.70:1 on black.

#8C2BEE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 2B, EE
CMYK41.18%, 81.93%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal140, 43, 238
HSL270°, 85%, 55%
RGB Octal214, 53, 356
HSV (HSB)269.85°, 81.93%, 93.33%
RGB Binary10001100, 101011, 11101110
CIE-L*AB43.47, 72.79, -79.47
RGB Percent54.90%, 16.86%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH43.47, 107.77, 312.49
XYZ27.11, 13.48, 82.06
CIE-L*UV43.47, 17.11, -120.50
xyY0.22, 0.11, 13.48
Hunter-Lab36.71, 67.59, -106.84
RYB54.90%, 16.86%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C2BEE on a dark background: contrast 3.70:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8C2BEE on a light background: contrast 5.68:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C2BEE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C2BEE · #BA80F5 · #5E0EAF · #8CEE2B · #BAF580

Analogous palette

#2B8CEE · #2B2BEE · #8C2BEE · #EE2BEE · #EE2B8C

Triadic palette

#8C2BEE · #EE8C2B · #2BEE8C · #BA80F5 · #F5BA80

Tetradic palette

#8C2BEE · #EE2B2B · #8CEE2B · #2BEEEE · #5E0EAF

Monochromatic palette

#400A76 · #660FBD · #8C2BEE · #B271F4 · #D9B8F9

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