#8A00B6
A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.
About #8A00B6
At its core, #8A00B6 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 0, and 182.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 24% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 285.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A00B6
RGB138, 0, 182
HSL285.5°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK24%, 100%, 0%, 29%
HSV285.5°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB35.6, 69.7, -60.0
XYZ18.9, 8.8, 45.0
Decimal9044150
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.76:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A00B6;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A00B6;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A00B6;
}