#8A57A0

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #8A57A0

When working with digital screens, the color #8A57A0 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 87 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 14% C, 46% M, 0% Y, and 37% K. 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#8A57A0
RGB138, 87, 160
HSL281.9°, 29.6%, 48.4%
CMYK14%, 46%, 0%, 37%
HSV281.9°, 45.6%, 62.7%
LAB45.3, 34.3, -31.4
XYZ20.2, 14.8, 35.0
Decimal9066400

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.95:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A57A0; }
.text-color { color: #8A57A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A57A0; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B