HEX Color #8A16FF (Blueviolet)

About #8A16FF

The precise color #8A16FF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 22 green, and 255 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 46% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A16FF

RGB138, 22, 255

HSL269.9°, 100.0%, 54.3%

CMYK46%, 91%, 0%, 0%

HSV269.9°, 91.4%, 100.0%

LAB43.1, 81.3, -89.7

XYZ28.8, 13.2, 95.6

Decimal9049855

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A16FF #8AFE16

Analogous

#1616FE #FE16FE

Triadic

#FE8A16 #16FE8A

Tetradic

#FE1616 #8AFE16 #16FEFE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A16FF

#972FFF

#A449FF

#B163FF

#BE7DFF

#CB97FF

#D8B1FF

#E5CBFF

#F2E5FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A16FF

#7A13E2

#6B11C6

#5C0EAA

#4C0C8D

#3D0971

#2E0755

#1E0438

#0F021C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.77:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.64:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.51:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.09:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A16FF; }

.text-color { color: #8A16FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A16FF; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2