HEX Color #8A33E2 (Blueviolet)

About #8A33E2

When working with digital screens, the color #8A33E2 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 51, 226).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 39% cyan and 77% 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A33E2

RGB138, 51, 226

HSL269.8°, 75.1%, 54.3%

CMYK39%, 77%, 0%, 11%

HSV269.8°, 77.4%, 88.6%

LAB43.2, 67.0, -73.2

XYZ25.4, 13.3, 73.2

Decimal9057250

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A33E2 #8AE232

Analogous

#3233E2 #E132E2

Triadic

#E28A32 #32E28A

Tetradic

#E23233 #8AE232 #32E2E1

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A33E2

#9749E5

#A460E8

#B177EB

#BE8DEE

#CBA4F2

#D8BBF5

#E5D1F8

#F2E8FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A33E2

#7A2DC8

#6B27AF

#5C2296

#4C1C7D

#3D1664

#2E114B

#1E0B32

#0F0519

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.75:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.65:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.10:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A33E2; }

.text-color { color: #8A33E2; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A33E2; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2