#8A3A99
A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.
About #8A3A99
Visually, #8A3A99 is defined as a moderate magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 58, and 153.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 62% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A3A99
RGB138, 58, 153
HSL290.5°, 45.0%, 41.4%
CMYK10%, 62%, 0%, 40%
HSV290.5°, 62.1%, 60.0%
LAB39.1, 48.2, -36.9
XYZ17.7, 10.7, 31.3
Decimal9058969
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.15:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A3A99;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A3A99;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A3A99;
}