#8A168A

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #8A168A

At its core, #8A168A is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Purple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 84% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#8A168A
RGB138, 22, 138
HSL300.0°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 0%, 46%
HSV300.0°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB33.6, 58.6, -36.6
XYZ15.4, 7.8, 24.7
Decimal9049738

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.56:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A168A; }
.text-color { color: #8A168A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A168A; }

Similar Colors

Purple
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