#8A1DD3

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8A1DD3

When working with digital screens, the color #8A1DD3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 29, and 211.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 86% magenta inks. 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A1DD3
RGB138, 29, 211
HSL275.9°, 75.8%, 47.1%
CMYK35%, 86%, 0%, 17%
HSV275.9°, 86.3%, 82.7%
LAB39.6, 70.7, -70.5
XYZ22.7, 11.0, 62.6
Decimal9051603

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.20:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.72:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1DD3; }
.text-color { color: #8A1DD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1DD3; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2