All About Color #8E6EC4

#8E6EC4

About #8E6EC4

#8E6EC4 is a light purple color with the hex code #8E6EC4. In RGB it is red 142, green 110, blue 196; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 42%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 28%, 44%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 4.06:1 on white and 5.18:1 on black.

#8E6EC4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 6E, C4
CMYK27.55%, 43.88%, 0.00%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal142, 110, 196
HSL262°, 42%, 60%
RGB Octal216, 156, 304
HSV (HSB)262.33°, 43.88%, 76.86%
RGB Binary10001110, 1101110, 11000100
CIE-L*AB52.83, 30.77, -40.47
RGB Percent55.69%, 43.14%, 76.86%
CIE-L*CH52.83, 50.84, 307.25
XYZ26.70, 20.89, 54.85
CIE-L*UV52.83, 9.48, -65.75
xyY0.26, 0.20, 20.89
Hunter-Lab45.70, 24.28, -39.16
RYB55.69%, 43.14%, 76.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E6EC4 on a dark background: contrast 5.18:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E6EC4 on a light background: contrast 4.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E6EC4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E6EC4 · #C1AFDE · #5F3E98 · #A4C46E · #CDDEAF

Analogous palette

#6EA4C4 · #6E7AC4 · #8E6EC4 · #B86EC4 · #C46EA4

Triadic palette

#8E6EC4 · #C48E6E · #6EC48E · #C1AFDE · #DEC1AF

Tetradic palette

#8E6EC4 · #C46E7A · #A4C46E · #6EC4B8 · #5F3E98

Monochromatic palette

#442C6D · #6643A3 · #8E6EC4 · #B8A4DA · #E3DBF0

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