#8A42F8
A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.
About #8A42F8
Visually, #8A42F8 is defined as a vivid purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 66 green, and 248 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 44% cyan and 73% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A42F8
RGB138, 66, 248
HSL263.7°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK44%, 73%, 0%, 3%
HSV263.7°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB47.1, 66.2, -79.2
XYZ29.4, 16.1, 90.4
Decimal9061112
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.22:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A42F8;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A42F8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A42F8;
}