#8A2CF0

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8A2CF0

The hex code #8A2CF0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 44, and 240.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 43% cyan and 82% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2CF0
RGB138, 44, 240
HSL268.8°, 86.7%, 55.7%
CMYK43%, 82%, 0%, 6%
HSV268.8°, 81.7%, 94.1%
LAB43.5, 72.7, -80.6
XYZ27.1, 13.5, 83.6
Decimal9055472

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.70:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2CF0; }
.text-color { color: #8A2CF0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2CF0; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2