#8A3366

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #8A3366

When working with digital screens, the color #8A3366 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Palevioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 51, and 102.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 26% yellow, and 46% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A3366
RGB138, 51, 102
HSL324.8°, 46.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 63%, 26%, 46%
HSV324.8°, 63.0%, 54.1%
LAB35.5, 42.6, -11.0
XYZ14.1, 8.7, 13.5
Decimal9057126

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.75:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A3366; }
.text-color { color: #8A3366; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A3366; }

Similar Colors

Palevioletred
#DB7093