HEX Color #8A245F (Mediumvioletred)

About #8A245F

At its core, #8A245F is a dark and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumvioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 36, 95).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#8A245F

RGB138, 36, 95

HSL325.3°, 58.6%, 34.1%

CMYK0%, 74%, 31%, 46%

HSV325.3°, 73.9%, 54.1%

LAB32.9, 48.0, -10.4

XYZ13.2, 7.5, 11.6

Decimal9053279

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A245F #238A4F

Analogous

#82238A #8A232B

Triadic

#5F8A23 #235F8A

Tetradic

#8A8223 #238A4F #232C8A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A245F

#973C70

#A45482

#B16D94

#BE85A6

#CB9DB7

#D8B6C9

#E5CEDB

#F2E6ED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A245F

#7A2054

#6B1C49

#5C183F

#4C1434

#3D102A

#2E0C1F

#1E0815

#0F040A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.41:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.50:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.12:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A245F; }

.text-color { color: #8A245F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A245F; }

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