All About Color #8E79A0

#8E79A0

About #8E79A0

#8E79A0 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8E79A0. In RGB it is red 142, green 121, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 11%, 24%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 3.89:1 on white and 5.39:1 on black.

#8E79A0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 79, A0
CMYK11.25%, 24.38%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal142, 121, 160
HSL272°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal216, 171, 240
HSV (HSB)272.31°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary10001110, 1111001, 10100000
CIE-L*AB53.99, 15.83, -17.90
RGB Percent55.69%, 47.45%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH53.99, 23.90, 311.49
XYZ24.34, 21.96, 36.21
CIE-L*UV53.99, 8.91, -28.68
xyY0.29, 0.27, 21.96
Hunter-Lab46.87, 10.68, -13.01
RYB55.69%, 47.45%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E79A0 on a dark background: contrast 5.39:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E79A0 on a light background: contrast 3.89:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E79A0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E79A0 · #BBAEC6 · #5F4E6E · #8BA079 · #B9C6AE

Analogous palette

#798BA0 · #7A79A0 · #8E79A0 · #A0799E · #A0798B

Triadic palette

#8E79A0 · #A08E79 · #79A08E · #BBAEC6 · #C6BBAE

Tetradic palette

#8E79A0 · #A07A79 · #8BA079 · #799EA0 · #5F4E6E

Monochromatic palette

#40354B · #675577 · #8E79A0 · #B3A5C0 · #D9D2DF

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