#8A3AA0

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #8A3AA0

Visually, #8A3AA0 is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 58 green, and 160 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 64% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#8A3AA0
RGB138, 58, 160
HSL287.1°, 46.8%, 42.7%
CMYK14%, 64%, 0%, 37%
HSV287.1°, 63.8%, 62.7%
LAB39.5, 49.6, -40.5
XYZ18.3, 11.0, 34.4
Decimal9058976

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.19:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A3AA0; }
.text-color { color: #8A3AA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A3AA0; }

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