#8A16BD

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #8A16BD

When working with digital screens, the color #8A16BD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 22, 189).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 27% Cyan, 88% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. With a hue angle of 281.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A16BD
RGB138, 22, 189
HSL281.7°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK27%, 88%, 0%, 26%
HSV281.7°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB37.2, 67.8, -61.5
XYZ20.0, 9.7, 49.0
Decimal9049789

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.93:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.49:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A16BD; }
.text-color { color: #8A16BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A16BD; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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