#8A50CC

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #8A50CC

Visually, #8A50CC is defined as a moderate purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 80 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 32% Cyan, 61% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A50CC
RGB138, 80, 204
HSL268.1°, 54.9%, 55.7%
CMYK32%, 61%, 0%, 20%
HSV268.1°, 60.8%, 80.0%
LAB46.3, 48.5, -55.5
XYZ24.2, 15.5, 58.8
Decimal9064652

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.10:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A50CC; }
.text-color { color: #8A50CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A50CC; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
#6A5ACD