HEX Color #8A5FE9 (Mediumslateblue)

About #8A5FE9

When working with digital screens, the color #8A5FE9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 95, 233).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 59% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 258.7° hue, 75.8% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5FE9

RGB138, 95, 233

HSL258.7°, 75.8%, 64.3%

CMYK41%, 59%, 0%, 9%

HSV258.7°, 59.2%, 91.4%

LAB51.2, 47.9, -64.0

XYZ29.3, 19.5, 79.3

Decimal9068521

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A5FE9 #BDE95E

Analogous

#5E78E9 #CE5EE9

Triadic

#E98A5E #5EE98A

Tetradic

#E95E78 #BDE95E #5EE9CE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A5FE9

#9770EB

#A482ED

#B194F0

#BEA6F2

#CBB7F5

#D8C9F7

#E5DBFA

#F2EDFC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A5FE9

#7A54CF

#6B49B5

#5C3F9B

#4C3481

#3D2A67

#2E1F4D

#1E1533

#0F0A19

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.29:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.89:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.16:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5FE9; }

.text-color { color: #8A5FE9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5FE9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue

#7B68EE