All About Color #8E27A5

#8E27A5

About #8E27A5

#8E27A5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8E27A5. In RGB it is red 142, green 39, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 62%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 14%, 76%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 7.04:1 on white and 2.98:1 on black.

#8E27A5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 27, A5
CMYK13.94%, 76.36%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal142, 39, 165
HSL289°, 62%, 40%
RGB Octal216, 47, 245
HSV (HSB)289.05°, 76.36%, 64.71%
RGB Binary10001110, 100111, 10100101
CIE-L*AB37.70, 59.22, -46.39
RGB Percent55.69%, 15.29%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH37.70, 75.22, 321.93
XYZ18.67, 9.92, 36.53
CIE-L*UV37.70, 35.17, -71.59
xyY0.29, 0.15, 9.92
Hunter-Lab31.49, 50.72, -46.72
RYB55.69%, 15.29%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E27A5 on a dark background: contrast 2.98:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8E27A5 on a light background: contrast 7.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E27A5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E27A5 · #BE51D6 · #4E155B · #3EA527 · #6AD651

Analogous palette

#273EA5 · #4F27A5 · #8E27A5 · #A5277D · #A5273E

Triadic palette

#8E27A5 · #A58E27 · #27A58E · #BE51D6 · #D6BE51

Tetradic palette

#8E27A5 · #A54F27 · #3EA527 · #277DA5 · #4E155B

Monochromatic palette

#240A29 · #591867 · #8E27A5 · #B945D3 · #D183E2

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