All About Color #8E5AAA

#8E5AAA

About #8E5AAA

#8E5AAA is a medium purple color with the hex code #8E5AAA. In RGB it is red 142, green 90, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 279°, saturation 32%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 16%, 47%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.01:1 on white and 4.19:1 on black.

#8E5AAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 5A, AA
CMYK16.47%, 47.06%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal142, 90, 170
HSL279°, 32%, 51%
RGB Octal216, 132, 252
HSV (HSB)279.00°, 47.06%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10001110, 1011010, 10101010
CIE-L*AB46.93, 36.06, -34.68
RGB Percent55.69%, 35.29%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH46.93, 50.03, 316.12
XYZ22.07, 15.97, 39.95
CIE-L*UV46.93, 20.50, -55.87
xyY0.28, 0.20, 15.97
Hunter-Lab39.96, 28.66, -31.31
RYB55.69%, 35.29%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E5AAA on a dark background: contrast 4.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8E5AAA on a light background: contrast 5.01:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E5AAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E5AAA · #B897C9 · #5C396F · #76AA5A · #A8C997

Analogous palette

#5A76AA · #665AAA · #8E5AAA · #AA5A9E · #AA5A76

Triadic palette

#8E5AAA · #AA8E5A · #5AAA8E · #B897C9 · #C9B897

Tetradic palette

#8E5AAA · #AA665A · #76AA5A · #5A9EAA · #5C396F

Monochromatic palette

#3B2447 · #653E79 · #8E5AAA · #B18DC4 · #D3BFDE

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