#8A1D8A

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #8A1D8A

When working with digital screens, the color #8A1D8A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Purple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 29, and 138.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark 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#8A1D8A
RGB138, 29, 138
HSL300.0°, 65.3%, 32.7%
CMYK0%, 79%, 0%, 46%
HSV300.0°, 79.0%, 54.1%
LAB34.2, 56.7, -35.5
XYZ15.5, 8.1, 24.8
Decimal9051530

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.62:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.23:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1D8A; }
.text-color { color: #8A1D8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1D8A; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080