#8A16E9

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8A16E9

Visually, #8A16E9 is defined as a vivid purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 22, and 233.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 41% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 273.0° hue, 82.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A16E9
RGB138, 22, 233
HSL273.0°, 82.7%, 50.0%
CMYK41%, 91%, 0%, 9%
HSV273.0°, 90.6%, 91.4%
LAB41.0, 76.7, -80.7
XYZ25.5, 11.9, 78.0
Decimal9049833

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.37:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.87:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A16E9; }
.text-color { color: #8A16E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A16E9; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2