#8A07D3

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #8A07D3

When working with digital screens, the color #8A07D3 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 7 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 35% C, 97% M, 0% Y, and 17% K. With a hue angle of 278.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a medium 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#8A07D3
RGB138, 7, 211
HSL278.5°, 93.6%, 42.7%
CMYK35%, 97%, 0%, 17%
HSV278.5°, 96.7%, 82.7%
LAB38.3, 74.4, -72.5
XYZ22.3, 10.3, 62.4
Decimal9045971

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.05:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.59:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A07D3; }
.text-color { color: #8A07D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A07D3; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3