#8A33B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #8A33B6

When working with digital screens, the color #8A33B6 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 51 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 24% Cyan, 72% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#8A33B6
RGB138, 51, 182
HSL279.8°, 56.2%, 45.7%
CMYK24%, 72%, 0%, 29%
HSV279.8°, 72.0%, 71.4%
LAB39.8, 57.3, -53.1
XYZ20.1, 11.1, 45.3
Decimal9057206

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.23:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A33B6; }
.text-color { color: #8A33B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A33B6; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC