#8A2C57

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #8A2C57

When working with digital screens, the color #8A2C57 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Palevioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 44 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 68% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 332.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2C57
RGB138, 44, 87
HSL332.6°, 51.6%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 68%, 37%, 46%
HSV332.6°, 68.1%, 54.1%
LAB33.8, 43.8, -4.0
XYZ13.1, 7.9, 9.8
Decimal9055319

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.58:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.19:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2C57; }
.text-color { color: #8A2C57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2C57; }

Similar Colors

Palevioletred
#DB7093