#8A1DE9

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8A1DE9

The precise color #8A1DE9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 29 green, and 233 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 88% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 272.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A1DE9
RGB138, 29, 233
HSL272.1°, 82.3%, 51.4%
CMYK41%, 88%, 0%, 9%
HSV272.1°, 87.6%, 91.4%
LAB41.5, 75.3, -79.9
XYZ25.6, 12.2, 78.1
Decimal9051625

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.43:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.92:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A1DE9; }
.text-color { color: #8A1DE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A1DE9; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2