All About Color #8E2DAE

#8E2DAE

About #8E2DAE

#8E2DAE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8E2DAE. In RGB it is red 142, green 45, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 285°, saturation 59%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 18%, 74%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 6.69:1 on white and 3.14:1 on black.

#8E2DAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 2D, AE
CMYK18.39%, 74.14%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal142, 45, 174
HSL285°, 59%, 43%
RGB Octal216, 55, 256
HSV (HSB)285.12°, 74.14%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10001110, 101101, 10101110
CIE-L*AB39.04, 58.82, -49.60
RGB Percent55.69%, 17.65%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH39.04, 76.94, 319.86
XYZ19.73, 10.68, 41.07
CIE-L*UV39.04, 31.73, -76.73
xyY0.28, 0.15, 10.68
Hunter-Lab32.69, 50.57, -51.61
RYB55.69%, 17.65%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E2DAE on a dark background: contrast 3.14:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8E2DAE on a light background: contrast 6.69:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E2DAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8E2DAE · #B961D6 · #531A65 · #4DAE2D · #7ED661

Analogous palette

#2D4DAE · #4D2DAE · #8E2DAE · #AE2D8E · #AE2D4D

Triadic palette

#8E2DAE · #AE8E2D · #2DAE8E · #B961D6 · #D6B961

Tetradic palette

#8E2DAE · #AE4D2D · #4DAE2D · #2D8EAE · #531A65

Monochromatic palette

#2B0E35 · #5C1D72 · #8E2DAE · #B355D3 · #CE92E3

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