All About Color #8C6496

#8C6496

About #8C6496

#8C6496 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8C6496. In RGB it is red 140, green 100, blue 150; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 20%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 7%, 33%, 0%, 41%. Its contrast ratio is 4.80:1 on white and 4.38:1 on black.

#8C6496 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 64, 96
CMYK6.67%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 41.18%
RGB Decimal140, 100, 150
HSL288°, 20%, 49%
RGB Octal214, 144, 226
HSV (HSB)288.00°, 33.33%, 58.82%
RGB Binary10001100, 1100100, 10010110
CIE-L*AB48.12, 25.29, -21.03
RGB Percent54.90%, 39.22%, 58.82%
CIE-L*CH48.12, 32.89, 320.25
XYZ20.88, 16.89, 31.01
CIE-L*UV48.12, 18.48, -34.04
xyY0.30, 0.25, 16.89
Hunter-Lab41.10, 18.75, -15.97
RYB54.90%, 39.22%, 58.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C6496 on a dark background: contrast 4.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8C6496 on a light background: contrast 4.80:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C6496, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C6496 · #B59ABC · #593F5F · #6E9664 · #A1BC9A

Analogous palette

#646E96 · #736496 · #8C6496 · #966487 · #96646E

Triadic palette

#8C6496 · #968C64 · #64968C · #B59ABC · #BCB59A

Tetradic palette

#8C6496 · #967364 · #6E9664 · #648796 · #593F5F

Monochromatic palette

#36273A · #614568 · #8C6496 · #AE91B6 · #D0BFD4

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