All About Color #8E47B8

#8E47B8

About #8E47B8

#8E47B8 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8E47B8. In RGB it is red 142, green 71, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 44%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 23%, 61%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 5.61:1 on white and 3.74:1 on black.

#8E47B8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 47, B8
CMYK22.83%, 61.41%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal142, 71, 184
HSL278°, 44%, 50%
RGB Octal216, 107, 270
HSV (HSB)277.70°, 61.41%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10001110, 1000111, 10111000
CIE-L*AB43.83, 49.41, -47.82
RGB Percent55.69%, 27.84%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH43.83, 68.76, 315.93
XYZ22.06, 13.72, 46.83
CIE-L*UV43.83, 23.78, -75.85
xyY0.27, 0.17, 13.72
Hunter-Lab37.04, 41.50, -49.04
RYB55.69%, 27.84%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E47B8 on a dark background: contrast 3.74:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8E47B8 on a light background: contrast 5.61:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E47B8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E47B8 · #B789D1 · #5B2E76 · #71B847 · #A4D189

Analogous palette

#4771B8 · #5647B8 · #8E47B8 · #B847A9 · #B84771

Triadic palette

#8E47B8 · #B88E47 · #47B88E · #B789D1 · #D1B789

Tetradic palette

#8E47B8 · #B85647 · #71B847 · #47A9B8 · #5B2E76

Monochromatic palette

#391D49 · #643281 · #8E47B8 · #B07ECD · #D2B6E2

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