HEX Color #8A1DAF (Darkorchid)

About #8A1DAF

When working with digital screens, the color #8A1DAF is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 29, and 175.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 83% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A1DAF

RGB138, 29, 175

HSL284.8°, 71.6%, 40.0%

CMYK21%, 83%, 0%, 31%

HSV284.8°, 83.4%, 68.6%

LAB36.7, 63.4, -54.0

XYZ18.7, 9.4, 41.4

Decimal9051567

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A1DAF #41AF1D

Analogous

#411DAF #AF1D8A

Triadic

#AF8A1D #1DAF8A

Tetradic

#AF411D #41AF1D #1D8AAF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A1DAF

#9736B7

#A44FC0

#B168C9

#BE81D2

#CB9ADB

#D8B3E4

#E5CCED

#F2E5F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A1DAF

#7A199B

#6B1688

#5C1374

#4C1061

#3D0C4D

#2E093A

#1E0626

#0F0313

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.88:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

6.98:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.44:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1DAF; }

.text-color { color: #8A1DAF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1DAF; }

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