#8A1650

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #8A1650

When working with digital screens, the color #8A1650 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 80.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 84% M, 42% Y, and 46% K. The HSL representation is 330.0° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A1650
RGB138, 22, 80
HSL330.0°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 42%, 46%
HSV330.0°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB30.8, 50.7, -3.9
XYZ12.2, 6.6, 8.2
Decimal9049680

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1650; }
.text-color { color: #8A1650; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1650; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
#C71585