#8A507C

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #8A507C

When working with digital screens, the color #8A507C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Palevioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 80, 124).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 42% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 314.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A507C
RGB138, 80, 124
HSL314.5°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 42%, 10%, 46%
HSV314.5°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB42.1, 31.0, -14.6
XYZ17.0, 12.6, 20.6
Decimal9064572

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.52:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A507C; }
.text-color { color: #8A507C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A507C; }

Similar Colors

Palevioletred
#DB7093