#8A5FA8

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A5FA8

Visually, #8A5FA8 is defined as a muted purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumpurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 95, 168).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 18% Cyan, 43% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5FA8
RGB138, 95, 168
HSL275.3°, 29.6%, 51.6%
CMYK18%, 43%, 0%, 34%
HSV275.3°, 43.5%, 65.9%
LAB47.5, 31.5, -32.6
XYZ21.6, 16.4, 39.1
Decimal9068456

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.28:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5FA8; }
.text-color { color: #8A5FA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5FA8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB