#8A49BD

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #8A49BD

At its core, #8A49BD is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 73 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 27% C, 61% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 273.6° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A49BD
RGB138, 73, 189
HSL273.6°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK27%, 61%, 0%, 26%
HSV273.6°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB44.0, 48.6, -50.5
XYZ22.0, 13.8, 49.7
Decimal9062845

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.77:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A49BD; }
.text-color { color: #8A49BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A49BD; }

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