#8A5FD3

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A5FD3

Visually, #8A5FD3 is defined as a moderate purple. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 95 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 35% C, 55% M, 0% Y, and 17% 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. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5FD3
RGB138, 95, 211
HSL262.2°, 56.9%, 60.0%
CMYK35%, 55%, 0%, 17%
HSV262.2°, 55.0%, 82.7%
LAB49.8, 42.1, -53.8
XYZ26.3, 18.3, 63.8
Decimal9068499

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.66:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5FD3; }
.text-color { color: #8A5FD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5FD3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB