HEX Color #8A3AD3 (Darkorchid)

About #8A3AD3

When working with digital screens, the color #8A3AD3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 58, 211).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 73% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 271.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#8A3AD3

RGB138, 58, 211

HSL271.4°, 63.5%, 52.7%

CMYK35%, 73%, 0%, 17%

HSV271.4°, 72.5%, 82.7%

LAB43.0, 60.8, -64.9

XYZ23.8, 13.1, 62.9

Decimal9059027

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A3AD3 #82D33A

Analogous

#3D3AD3 #D33ACF

Triadic

#D38A3A #3AD38A

Tetradic

#D33D3A #82D33A #3ACFD3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A3AD3

#974FD7

#A465DC

#B17BE1

#BE91E6

#CBA7EB

#D8BDF0

#E5D3F5

#F2E9FA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A3AD3

#7A33BB

#6B2DA4

#5C268C

#4C2075

#3D195D

#2E1346

#1E0C2E

#0F0617

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.79:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.63:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.08:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A3AD3; }

.text-color { color: #8A3AD3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A3AD3; }

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Darkorchid

#9932CC