HEX Color #8A577C (Palevioletred)

About #8A577C

The hex code #8A577C represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palevioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 87, 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 37% 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. 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#8A577C

RGB138, 87, 124

HSL316.5°, 22.7%, 44.1%

CMYK0%, 37%, 10%, 46%

HSV316.5°, 37.0%, 54.1%

LAB43.8, 27.0, -12.1

XYZ17.5, 13.7, 20.8

Decimal9066364

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A577C #578A64

Analogous

#7E578A #8A5762

Triadic

#7C8A57 #577B8A

Tetradic

#8A7E57 #578A64 #57628A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A577C

#97698A

#A47C99

#B18FA7

#BEA1B6

#CBB4C4

#D8C7D3

#E5D9E1

#F2ECF0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A577C

#7A4D6E

#6B4360

#5C3A52

#4C3044

#3D2637

#2E1D29

#1E131B

#0F090D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.62:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.73:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.37:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.18:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A577C; }

.text-color { color: #8A577C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A577C; }

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