#8A16DB

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8A16DB

Visually, #8A16DB is defined as a vivid purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 219.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 37% cyan and 90% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A16DB
RGB138, 22, 219
HSL275.3°, 81.7%, 47.3%
CMYK37%, 90%, 0%, 14%
HSV275.3°, 90.0%, 85.9%
LAB39.7, 73.8, -74.8
XYZ23.6, 11.1, 67.9
Decimal9049819

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.22:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.74:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A16DB; }
.text-color { color: #8A16DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A16DB; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2