#8A165F

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #8A165F

When working with digital screens, the color #8A165F is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 95.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 84% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 322.2° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A165F
RGB138, 22, 95
HSL322.2°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 31%, 46%
HSV322.2°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB31.4, 52.4, -12.8
XYZ12.8, 6.8, 11.5
Decimal9049695

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A165F; }
.text-color { color: #8A165F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A165F; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred
#C71585