HEX Color #8A3A57 (Palevioletred)

About #8A3A57

When working with digital screens, the color #8A3A57 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palevioletred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 58 green, and 87 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 58% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A3A57

RGB138, 58, 87

HSL338.2°, 40.8%, 38.4%

CMYK0%, 58%, 37%, 46%

HSV338.2°, 58.0%, 54.1%

LAB36.2, 37.2, -0.4

XYZ13.7, 9.1, 10.1

Decimal9058903

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A3A57 #398A6D

Analogous

#8A397E #8A4539

Triadic

#578A39 #39578A

Tetradic

#7E8A39 #398A6D #45398A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A3A57

#974F69

#A4657C

#B17B8F

#BE91A1

#CBA7B4

#D8BDC7

#E5D3D9

#F2E9EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A3A57

#7A334D

#6B2D43

#5C263A

#4C2030

#3D1926

#2E131D

#1E0C13

#0F0609

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.82:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.11:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.40:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A3A57; }

.text-color { color: #8A3A57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A3A57; }

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