#8A33AF

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #8A33AF

Visually, #8A33AF is defined as a moderate purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 51, and 175.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 71% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A33AF
RGB138, 51, 175
HSL282.1°, 54.9%, 44.3%
CMYK21%, 71%, 0%, 31%
HSV282.1°, 70.9%, 68.6%
LAB39.4, 55.8, -49.7
XYZ19.4, 10.9, 41.6
Decimal9057199

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.17:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.70:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A33AF; }
.text-color { color: #8A33AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A33AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC