#8A57CC

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #8A57CC

When working with digital screens, the color #8A57CC is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 87, 204).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 32% cyan and 57% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 266.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A57CC
RGB138, 87, 204
HSL266.2°, 53.4%, 57.1%
CMYK32%, 57%, 0%, 20%
HSV266.2°, 57.4%, 80.0%
LAB47.7, 44.8, -53.2
XYZ24.8, 16.6, 59.0
Decimal9066444

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.32:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A57CC; }
.text-color { color: #8A57CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A57CC; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
#6A5ACD