HEX Color #8A00AF (Darkorchid)

About #8A00AF

The hex code #8A00AF represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 0 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 21% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31% Black. The HSL representation is 287.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A00AF

RGB138, 0, 175

HSL287.3°, 100.0%, 34.3%

CMYK21%, 100%, 0%, 31%

HSV287.3°, 100.0%, 68.6%

LAB35.0, 68.5, -56.8

XYZ18.2, 8.5, 41.2

Decimal9044143

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A00AF #25AF00

Analogous

#3200AF #AF007C

Triadic

#AF8900 #00AF89

Tetradic

#AF3200 #25AF00 #007CAF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A00AF

#971CB7

#A438C0

#B155C9

#BE71D2

#CB8DDB

#D8AAE4

#E5C6ED

#F2E2F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A00AF

#7A009B

#6B0088

#5C0074

#4C0061

#3D004D

#2E003A

#1E0026

#0F0013

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.78:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.70:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.30:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A00AF; }

.text-color { color: #8A00AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A00AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid

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