#8A50D3

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #8A50D3

When working with digital screens, the color #8A50D3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 80, and 211.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 62% magenta inks. 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A50D3
RGB138, 80, 211
HSL266.6°, 59.8%, 57.1%
CMYK35%, 62%, 0%, 17%
HSV266.6°, 62.1%, 82.7%
LAB46.8, 50.3, -58.8
XYZ25.1, 15.8, 63.4
Decimal9064659

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.17:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A50D3; }
.text-color { color: #8A50D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A50D3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
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